| YJ-82 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-shipcruise 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 | 165 kg high-explosive fragmenting warhead |
Operational range | <42 km 128 km (CM-708UNA) 290 km (CM-708UNB) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 0.9 |
Guidance system | Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance |
Launch platform | Submarine |
TheYJ-82 (Chinese:鹰击-82;pinyin:yingji-82;lit. 'eagle strike 82') is aChinese subsonicanti-shipcruise missile. It is manufactured by theChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.[1]
The YJ-82 is the submarine-launched version of theYJ-8 missile family.[1]
The YJ-82 is a solid-fuelled rocket. It is launched from submarines from a buoyant launch canister. The YJ-82 lacks the solid-rocket booster of the surface-launchedYJ-8/8A and likely has less range than the latter's 42 km. The terminal sea-skimming attack altitude is 5 to 7 meters.[1]
The launch capsule is a copy of the one used by submarine-launchedHarpoons; China likely received the technology from Pakistan, which had such weapons.[2]
In the fall of 1983, thePeople's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) test fired YJ-8 missiles from a modifiedType 033 submarine; the submarine had to surface to fire, and six missiles could be fired in six to seven minutes. The missile's short range and surface launch left the submarine vulnerable. The YJ-82 was developed by placing the missile inside a buoyant launch capsule; the capsule technology was acquired from Pakistan.[2]
The YJ-82 was first test fired from aType 039 submarine in 1997; initial tests did not go well. The first photographs of the missile appeared at the 2004China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.[2]
The YJ-82 was often erroneously referred to in the West as C-801Q or YJ-8Q, implying an export version of YJ-82. However, the destination does not exist.[2]