JL-1 ALBM

The JL-1 is a Chinese nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM). It shares its name with the JL-1 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which was retired in 2015. The JL-1 ALBM represents China’s completion of its nuclear triad.

Very little is currently known about the missile; it is believed to be either the same model or a variant of the CH-AS-X-13, an air-launched ballistic system that the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has been developing for...