YJ-18
{{Distinguish|YJ-83}}
{{Short description|Anti-ship cruise missile}}
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|service=2015–presentPilger: China’s New YJ-18 Antiship Cruise Missile, p.2
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|speed=Mach 0.8 (cruising)
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The YJ-18 ({{zh|c=鹰击-18|p=yingji-18|l=eagle strike 18}}, NATO designation CH-SS-NX-13{{cite journal |last1=Gormley |first1=Dennis M. |last2=Erickson |first2=Andrew S. |last3=Yuan |first3=Jingdong |date=30 September 2014 |title=A Potent Vector: Assessing Chinese Cruise Missile Developments |url=http://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/NewsArticleView/tabid/7849/Article/577568/jfq-75-a-potent-vector-assessing-chinese-cruise-missile-developments.aspx |journal=Joint Forces Quarterly |publisher=National Defense University |issue=75 |pages=102 |access-date=8 May 2015}}) is a Chinese anti-ship cruise missile.
Description
The United States believes the YJ-18 is similar to, or is a copy of, the Russian 3M-54 Klub. According to the United States Department of Defense, the YJ-18 has a subsonic cruise mode and a supersonic terminal attack.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.46 Performance estimates include a range of {{convert|290|nmi|mi km}},United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.10 with a threat ring of {{convert|264,200|nmi2|mi2 km2|abbr=on}}, and a cruising range of {{convert|180|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} at Mach 0.8 and a sprint range of {{convert|40|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} at Mach 2.5 to 3.0.
The missile can be launched from vertical launching systems,United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence: The PLA Navy, p.16 and possibly from submarine torpedo tubes. Chinese media claims the missile has an inertial guidance system using BeiDou Navigation Satellite System data, and carries a {{convert|300|kg|lb|abbr=on}} high-explosive warhead with an anti-radiation seeker.{{cite web |url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2013-09-12/1004740170.html |title=简氏称中国鹰击-18反舰导弹可"空中急拐弯"(图) |date=12 September 2013 |website=mil.news.sina.com.cn |access-date=10 May 2015}}
The YJ-18 is deployed aboard the Type 052D destroyer and the Type 055 destroyer. It may already be carried by the Shang II-class nuclear attack submarine outfitted with VLS cells, will replace the {{convert|20|nmi|mi km|abbr=on}}-range YJ-82 aboard the Yuan-class air-independent propulsion (AIP) and Song-class diesel-electric submarines, will likely deploy on the Type 095 submarine, and may be capable of deployment on Kilo-class submarines. A land-based version could replace the subsonic {{convert|400|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}}-range YJ-62 with shore batteries.
Operators
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- {{Navy|China}}
See also
Related development
- {{lwc|YJ-12}}
Comparable missiles
- {{lwc|Kalibr (missile family)|3M-54 Klub}}
- {{lwc|BrahMos}}
- {{lwc|P-800 Oniks}}
- {{lwc|Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon}}
- {{lwc|Kalibr (missile family)|3M-54 Kalibr}}
References
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- {{Cite report |last1=Pilger |first1=Michael |date=25 October 2015 |title=China's New YJ-18 Antiship Cruise Missile: Capabilities and Implications for U.S. Forces in the Western Pacific |url=http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/China%E2%80%99s%20New%20YJ-18%20Antiship%20Cruise%20Missile.pdf |publisher=United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission |access-date=16 December 2015 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227182001/http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/China%E2%80%99s%20New%20YJ-18%20Antiship%20Cruise%20Missile.pdf |url-status=dead }}
- {{Cite report |author=United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence |author-link=Office of Naval Intelligence |date=2015 |title=The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century |url=http://www.oni.navy.mil/Intelligence_Community/china_media/2015_PLA_NAVY_PUB_Print_Low_Res.pdf |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082350/http://www.oni.navy.mil/Intelligence_Community/china_media/2015_PLA_NAVY_PUB_Print_Low_Res.pdf |url-status=dead }}
- {{Cite report |author=United States Office of the Secretary of Defense |author-link=Office of the Secretary of Defense |date=8 May 2015 |title=Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2015 |url=http://www.defense.gov/pubs/2015_China_Military_Power_Report.pdf |access-date=24 January 2015 |archive-date=14 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514072529/https://www.defense.gov/pubs/2015_China_Military_Power_Report.pdf |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Guided missiles of the People's Republic of China
Category:Anti-ship cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China
Category:Submarine-launched cruise missiles