Three decades ago, China introduced its DF-21D (Dong Feng-21, CSS-5), a medium-range, road-mobile ballistic missile. It has been described as the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM ...

The DF-21D missile, which the Chinese most likely used for testing in the Taklamakan Desert, is a two-stage anti-ship ballistic missile that uses solid fuel for propulsion and entered service in 2006.

The Dong-Feng-21D ballistic missile is expected to ring China's coast ... But Defense analyst Roger Cliff points out to The Diplomat that the DF-21 faces a greater challenge than what it faced ...

has several anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) that analysts have warned could threaten the United States Navy’s warships, including its carriers. The DF-21D and ...