YJ-83

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Chinese anti-ship cruise missile

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::summary Chinese anti-ship cruise missile ::

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Field	Value
is_missile	yes
name	YJ-83
image	File:YJ-83J Missile 20170902.jpg
caption	YJ-83J Missile
origin	China
type	Anti-ship cruise missile
used_by	People's Liberation Army Navy
manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
service	1998–present
engine	CTJ-2 turbojet
length	6.38 m
diameter	360 mm
wingspan	1220 mm
speed	Mach 0.9 (cruise)
Mach 1.4 (terminal)
vehicle_range	180 km (YJ-83, YJ-83K)
230 km (YJ-83KH)
120 km
(C-802) 180 km (C-802A)<ref name	"Thailand flexes anti-ship missile capabilities in Andaman Sea with C-802A firing"/
altitude	20-30 m (cruise)
5-7 m (terminal)
filling	190 kg high-explosive fragmentation (YJ-83)
165 kg high-explosive, semi-armour piercing (YJ-83K)
guidance	Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance
launch_platform	Surface and air launched
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The YJ-83 (; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-8 Saccade) is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.

Development

The YJ-83 uses microprocessors and a strap-down 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 is fitted with a 190-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead. Terminal guidance is by an active radar.

The air-launched YJ-83K has a range of 180 km, a cruise speed of Mach 0.9, and a 165 kg high-explosive, semi-armour piercing warhead. The improved YJ-83KH uses an imaging-infrared seeker and has a range of 230 km; reportedly it may receive course corrections by remote link.

The YJ-83 entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1998 and 1999, equipping large numbers of its surface warships. The YJ-83K is the standard anti-ship missile carried by the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force; the United States reported the usage in 2014. The People's Liberation Army Air Force was using the YJ-83K by February 2020.

C-802A

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The C-802 precedes the closely related YJ-83. It is powered by the French TRI 60-2 turbojet and has a range of 65 nmi. The C-802 is considered a part of the YJ-83 family by the US military. The C-802 was likely an export-only design. From the 1990s, it was erroneously reported that it was used by China as the "YJ-2". It is not an export version of the YJ-82; the two are separate developments.

The C-802A and C-802AK are the export surface- and air-launched variants. The C-802A has a range of 97 nmi.

Western reporting has erroneously attributed the "C-803" designation to the YJ-83. The "C-803" designation was not used in Chinese promotional information through 2012.

Operational history

On 14 July 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War, Hezbollah fired two Chinese-built C-802 missiles with upgraded Iranian radar seekers. The first hit a Cambodian-flagged Egyptian freighter 60 km offshore. The other hit the Israeli Navy's Sa'ar 5-class corvette INS Hanit, which was patrolling 8.5 nm offshore of Beirut. The missile hit the corvette's unstealthy crane near the rear helicopter pad; the explosion holed the pad, set fire to fuel storage, and killed four crewmembers. The fire was extinguished after four hours, and Hanit returned to Ashdod under its own power for three weeks of repairs. The corvette's automatic anti-missile systems were deactivated before the attack; Israel was unaware that Hezbollah had C-802s, and there were concerns over friendly fire with the Israeli Air Force.

In October 2016, a cruise missile launched by Houthis in Yemen damaged HSV-2 Swift, an unarmed transport ship under the control of the United Arab Emirates (who is opposed to the Houthis in Yemen's civil war). Analysis of the damage caused by that missile led experts to believe it was a C-802, as the missile had an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warhead.

Variants

thumb|C-802A air launched variant (middle) ;YJ-83 :Initial surface-launched version with 120 km range.

;YJ-83A/YJ-83J :Variant with enhanced range; 180 km for surface-launch and 250 km for air-launch.

;YJ-83K :Air-launched variant with 180 km range.

;YJ-83KH :Air-launched variant with imaging-infrared (IIR) seeker and 230 km.

;C-802 :Predecessor of the YJ-83.

;C-802A :Export variant of the surface-launched YJ-83.

;C-802AK :Export version of the air-launched YJ-83K.

;KD-88 :Further development. KD-88 is an air-launched cruise missile derived from YJ-83 missile.

;CM-802AKG :Export version of KD-88. Based on the air-launched YJ-83 with a television (TV) or imaging-infrared (IIR) seeker and a redesigned airframe with more fuel.

Operators

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Algerian National Navy: C-802, C-802A ;
Bangladesh Navy: C-802, C-802A ;
People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's Liberation Army Navy
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force ;Hezbollah ;
Indonesian Navy: C-802 ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/C-802_(top)and_C-705(bottom)_missiles_being_launched-1024x576.png" caption="KRI ''Slamet Riyadi'']]."] ::

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Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: C-802 and an Iranian copy called Noor ;
Myanmar Navy: C-802
Myanmar Air Force: C-802A ;
Pakistan Air Force: C-802AK
Pakistan Navy: C-802, C-802A ;
Syrian Arab Navy: C-802 ;
Royal Thai Navy: C-802A ;
Yemeni Navy: C-802 ;
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela: C-802A on Guaiquerí-class boats and fast attack craft

References

;Bibliography

References

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(February 2012). "The United States Navy and Israeli Navy: Background, current issues, scenarios, and prospects". CNA.
(2016-10-11). "USS Mason Fired 3 Missiles to Defend From Yemen Cruise Missiles Attack". USNI.
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(18 November 2013). "制导模式进化论：探秘中国新一代空地导弹性能".
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Dominguez, Gabriel. (6 March 2018). "PN, PAF successfully test-fire C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles".
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