YJ-83
| YJ-83 | |
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| Type | Anti-ship cruise missile |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1998 |
| Used by | People's Republic of China |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | 190 kg. high-explosive fragmentation |
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Operational
range |
180 km(YJ-83) 200 km (YJ-83K) 120 km (C-802) 190 km (C-802A) |
| Speed | Mach 0.9 |
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Guidance
system |
Inertial/active terminal guidance |
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Launch
platform |
Surface |
The YJ-83 (Chinese: 鹰击-83; pinyin: yingji-83; literally: "eagle strike 83") is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.
The YJ-83 uses microprocessors and a strapdown inertial reference unit (IRU); these are more compact than the equivalent electronics used in the YJ-8 and the export C-802, allowing the YJ-83 to have a 180 km. range at Mach 0.9. The missile is powered by the Chinese CTJ-2 turbojet, and carries 190 kg. high-explosive fragmentation warhead. Terminal guidance is by an active radar. The YJ-83K, the air-launched variant, has a range of 200 km. This data may be for an improved YJ-83A; the original YJ-83 may have shorter range, at 120 km and 130 km for the surface- and air-launched versions respectively.
The YJ-83KH has an electro-optical seeker, and may receive course corrections by remote link.
The YJ-83 entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1998-1999 and has equipped a large number of its surface warships. The YJ-83K equips the Xian JH-7 and H-6G.
The C-802 is the export version of the YJ-83; It is powered by the French TRI 60-2 turbojet and has a range of 65 nautical miles (120 km).
The C-802A and C-802AK are the export surface- and air-launched variants. The C-802A has a range of 100 nautical miles (190 km).
The US military considers the C-802 and C-802A as parts of the YJ-83 family.
The C-802 precedes the closely related YJ-83; strictly speaking, only the C-802A is the export development of the YJ-83. The C-802 is sometimes and erroneously considered the export version of the YJ-82; the two are separate developments.
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