YJ-62#C-602

{{Infobox weapon

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|name=YJ-62

| image= YJ-62 Anti-ship missiles.jpg

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|origin=People's Republic of China

|type=Anti-ship cruise missile
Land-attack cruise missile

|used_by=People's Liberation Army Navy
{{navy|PAK}}

|manufacturer=China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

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|production_date=prior to 2005

|service= prior to 2005 – present

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|speed=Mach 0.6-0.8

|vehicle_range=400 km (YJ-62)
280 km (C-602)
290 km (CM-602G)

|ceiling=

|altitude=7 – 10 meter terminal

|filling=210 kg (YJ-62)
300 kg (C-602)
480 kg (CM-602G)

|guidance= Inertial/active terminal guidance

|detonation=Semi-armor-piercing

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| Surface ship/TEL-launched

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The YJ-62 ({{zh|c=鹰击-62|p=yingji-62|l=eagle strike 62}}) is a Chinese subsonic land-attack and anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.{{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=101–102 |access-date=8 May 2015}}

Description

File:YJ-62A Ground-to-Ship Missile 20170919.jpg ]]

In a September 2014 article published in Joint Forces Quarterly, the YJ-62 is credited with a {{convert|210|kg|lb|abbr=on}} warhead, a speed of {{convert|0.6-0.8|Mach|km/h mph|0}}, and a sea-skimming terminal attack height of {{cvt|7–10|m|ft}}; The missile has an inertial guidance system using GPS and BeiDou data, and an active terminal sensor. A 2017 China Maritime Studies Institute (CSMI) report credits the active radar seeker with an acquisition range of {{convert|22|nmi|km}}.{{cite journal |last1=McDevitt |first1=Michael |title=The Modern PLA Navy Destroyer Force |url=https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-red-books/13/ |journal=CSMI Red Book |date=July 2017 |volume=14 |pages=60 |publisher=United States Naval War College |isbn=978-1-935352-45-7 |access-date=22 May 2019 }}

In 2015, the United States Navy's Office of Naval Intelligence considered the YJ-62 to have longer range than the {{convert|150|nmi|mi km}} of the C-602 export version,{{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 |page=16 |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 }} Figures of at least 400 km have been given.{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/59003/imagery-suggests-china-has-deployed-yj-62-anti-ship-missiles-to-woody-island |title=Imagery suggests China has deployed YJ-62 anti-ship missiles to Woody Island |last1=Fisher |first1=Richard D. Jr. |date=23 March 2016 |website=janes.com |access-date=20 April 2016}} The 2017 CSMI report notes that such long range suggests that the missile receives targeting from other platforms. YJ-62A is credited with a range of up to {{convert|400|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}}.

=C-602=

The C-602 is the export version of the YJ-62, claimed to have a range of 280 km, a {{convert|300|kg|lb|abbr=on}} semi-armour-piercing warhead, and GPS guidance. The reduced range is in accordance with Missile Technology Control Regime restrictions.

The C-602 was revealed in September 2005, and displayed outside of China for the first time at the African Aerospace and Defence exhibition in 2006.

=CM-602G=

The CM-602G is a land-attack version of the C-602. It is advertised as having a range of {{convert|290|km|mi|abbr=on}}, a {{convert|480|kg|lb|abbr=on}} penetrating blast/fragmentation warhead, and an inertial guidance system using GPS data which may be augmented to provide man-in-the-loop control.{{cite journal |author=Jane's Information Group |date=5 December 2012 |title=CM-602G Jane's Defence Weekly |journal=Jane's Defence Weekly |volume=49 |issue=49 |pages=32 }}

The missile was revealed at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in 2012.

Variants

;YJ-62: Original variant.

;YJ-62A: Extended range variant.

;C-602: Export variant.{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/pla-exercises-with-yj-62-anti-ship-missile-in-northern-theater-command |title=PLA exercises with YJ-62 anti-ship missile in Northern Theater Command |website=Janes |date=5 January 2024 }}

Operators

File:Anti-ship missile launchers on CNS Haikou (DDG-171).jpg

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People's Liberation Army Navy{{cite web |url=http://missilethreat.com/china-offers-yj-62c-602-anti-ship-cruise-missile-for-export/ |title=China Offers YJ-62/C-602 Anti-Ship Cruise Missile for Export |date=27 September 2006 |website=Missilethreat.com |access-date=7 May 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200757/http://missilethreat.com/china-offers-yj-62c-602-anti-ship-cruise-missile-for-export/ |url-status=dead }}
People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force: 120+ {{As of|2012|lc=y}}{{Cite report |editor1-last=Dutton |editor1-first=Peter |editor2-last=Erickson |editor2-first=Andrew S. |editor3-last=Martinson |editor3-first=Ryan |date=February 2014 |title=China's Near Seas Combat Capabilities |series=China Maritime Studies |volume=11 |url=https://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/China-Maritime-Studies-Institute/Publications/documents/Web-CMS11-(1)-(1).aspx |publisher=United States Naval War College |page=5 |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-date=21 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521174215/https://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/China-Maritime-Studies-Institute/Publications/documents/Web-CMS11-(1)-(1).aspx |url-status=dead }}

;{{PAK}}

Naval Strategic Forces Command: C-602 used in coastal defence role; Pakistani military designation Zarb.{{cite web |title=Zarb cruise missile boosts Coastal Defence |url=https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2019/01/zarb-cruise-missile-boosts-coastal-defence/ |website=asianmilitaryreview.com |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=11 November 2020}}