Julian McBride
China’s Medium and Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Threat in the Indo-Pacific: What Can the U.S. Military Do?: China currently has one of the world’s top military capabilities, with force projection power to upend the quiet storm in the Indo-Pacific. China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army, and its navy, the PLAN, have a wide variety of assets that threaten dozens of countries in the region, including medium—and intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMS and MRBMs).
China’s medium—and intermediate-range ballistic missiles are a critical asset in the PLA’s arsenal and a countermeasure against growing U.S.-Backed regional alliances and partnerships. They could be used in several brewing conflicts in the Taiwan Strait, the Luzon Strait, and the South China Sea. Indo-Pacific countries and the United States should focus on figuring out ways to defend and counteract Beijing’s growing rocket force.
China’s Growing Ballistic Missile Fleet and Capabilities
The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) currently utilizes an estimated 1,300 medium-range ballistic missiles called Dongfeng (DF). The People’s Republic created the DF through the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, which uses different variations of the Dongfeng depending on mission needs.
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