DF-3A
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In 1988 China sold several dozen (reportedly between 36 and 60) DF-3A missiles to Saudi Arabia.[2][3] Saudi Arabia publicly displayed them for the first time in 2014.[4]
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History
Deployment of the missile began in 1971,[5] reaching a peak of 110 by 1984, then shrinking to 50 in 1993.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It was estimated by the U.S. DoD that there were 17 missiles and 10 launchers in operation as of 2010 under a single brigade.[1] By May 2014, it appeared that the last unit operating the DF-3A completed conversion to the DF-21 missile from satellite photos of changes to the launch unit site.[6]
Users
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- People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
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- Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force
References
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- ↑ Chinese Nuclear Missile Upgrade Near Dalian - Fas.org, 21 May 2014
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