Chinese cruise and anti-ship missiles

[Kejora]

If there is such a missile, what is it called?

 

[Philister]

Nah, this is a relatively old model, has been in service since 2014 if the rumor is true which I tend to believe so, and technically it’s more like a storm shadow than LRASM, not even close when it comes to stealthiness.
There are things like JASSM under development that’s for sure.

 

[Deino]

Anyone with an idea what type of missile this is? IMO it looks like a YJ-18 or YJ-18A without its wings, but I never noticed this small bump before!

(via @洋务先驱张之洞 from Weibo)

 

[by78]

Anyone with an idea what type of missile this is? IMO it looks like a YJ-18 or YJ-18A without its wings, but I never noticed this small bump before!

(via @洋务先驱张之洞 from Weibo)

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It's YJ-18A, first seen almost two years ago.

 

[Deino]

It's YJ-18A, first seen almost two years ago.

Must have missed it then ... but that small bump is still new to me. Maybe an additional IR-sensor?

 

[by78]

Must have missed it then ... but that small bump is still new to me. Maybe an additional IR-sensor?

Probably. Dual-seekers are the way to go these days.

 

[antiterror13]

Probably. Dual-seekers are the way to go these days.

Any possibility for satellite link ?

 

[Tirdent]

IIR would be a terminal seeker though, and this bump is located on the cruise stage that is jettisoned before the final approach to the target.

 

[plawolf]

IIR would be a terminal seeker though, and this bump is located on the cruise stage that is jettisoned before the final approach to the target.

That’s what I thought at first as well. But looking more closely, that bump seems like an organic extension of the cruise stage, and doesn’t have any seams or joints you would associate with a sensor.

That makes me think the bump is shaped that way to make the necessary clearance to allow for a similar sized protrusion underneath, attached to the final stage warhead. So it could actually be the top cover for the IIR secondary seeker.

 

[by78]

YJ-12A anti-ship missile (canisters) onboard the upgraded DDG 167 Shenzhen.
- Range: 400 to 500km,
- Cruising speed: mach 1.5
- Terminal attack speed: mach 4.5
- Cruising altitude 15m
- Terminal attack altitude 5m
- Ramjet powered