The DF-41 was launched in 2017 as part of the Dongfeng missile series – a family of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.

China does not normally test-launch its nuclear missiles on the island of Hainan, which faces the South China Sea.

The missile, likely to be the Dongfeng-41 or DF-41, is China's longest-range missile, capable of reaching speeds of up to Mach 25. The DF-41 is China’s most up-to-date ICBM and can hit a target ...

The pictures show that the missile was launched from a transporter erector launcher ... and Beijing sees it—along with the DF-31A, DF-41, and DF-5 variants—as a component in China’s efforts to deter ...

The U.S. military is modernizing and enhancing Guam's defense against the "rapid evolution of adversary threats." ...

The DF-41's counterparts are the US' LGM-30G Minuteman ... In addition, the PLA Navy has the JL-2 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile.

So far, the PLA's Rocket Force only operates one DF-31 brigade of six launchers based in China's Shaanxi Province, according to the CSIS Missile Defense Project. The most advanced intercontinental ...

The DF-41 was launched in 2017 as part of the Dongfeng missile series - a family of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.