{
  "id": "df-26",
  "name": "DF-26",
  "aliases": [
    "Dong Feng-26"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Intermediate-range ballistic missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2016,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "Road-mobile, two-stage solid-propellant intermediate-range ballistic missile able to carry nuclear or conventional warheads.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 4000,
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": [
        1200,
        1800
      ],
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 20000,
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 14,
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 1.4,
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "Two-stage solid propellant",
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "Nuclear or conventional",
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "basing",
      "v": "Road-mobile",
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added payload options and capabilities"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "df-26.jpg",
    "thumb": "df-26-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "IceUnshattered",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dong-Feng_26.JPG",
    "title": "File:Dong-Feng 26.JPG"
  },
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "DF-26 nuclear",
      "role": "Theater nuclear delivery",
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "range_km": 4000,
      "caps": {
        "Payload": "1,200–1,800 kg",
        "Warhead": "Nuclear"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "DF-26 conventional",
      "role": "Conventional strike",
      "src": [
        "csis-df26"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "range_km": 4000,
      "caps": {
        "Payload": "1,200–1,800 kg",
        "Warhead": "Conventional"
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/df-26.html",
  "sources": {
    "csis-df26": {
      "title": "DF-26",
      "publisher": "CSIS Missile Defense Project",
      "url": "https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/dong-feng-26-df-26/",
      "published": "2024-04-23",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}