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Detailed explanation-1: -’East Wind-41’) is a fourth-generation Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile operated by the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps). DF-41 is the fourth and the latest generation of the Dongfeng series strategic missiles developed by China.

Detailed explanation-2: -The DF-41 is solid propelled and can carry a payload of up to 2500 kg. The DF-41 likely entered limited production around 2019, with 18 launchers present at a training site in Inner Mongolia early that year.

Detailed explanation-3: -DF-41 (China) The most powerful Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) developed in China is The DF-41 which is one of the deadliest ICBMs in the world. Based on an 8-axle launcher vehicle its first test launch took place in 2013 and the second followed in 2014.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Dongfeng (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; lit. ‘East Wind’) series, typically abbreviated as “DF missiles", are a family of short, medium, intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps).