The Diplomat:
On Monday, PLA Daily announced that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Rocket Force (PLARF) had commissioned a new brigade of its Dong Feng 26 (DF-26) intermediate-range ballistic missile.
Video footage carried in Chinese state media showed at least 22 integrated 12-axle DF-26 transporter-erector-launchers along with their crews. The DF-26 is thought to have a range capability of around 4,000 kilometers and is capable of delivering both nuclear and conventional payloads.
In its 2017 report on China’s military, the U.S. Department of Defense noted that the “DF-26 is an intermediate-range ballistic missile which is capable of conducting conventional and nuclear precision strikes against ground targets.”
