The YJ-62 ( Chinese : 鹰击-62 ; pinyin : yingji-62 ; lit. '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.
4-572: In a September 2014 article published in Joint Forces Quarterly, the YJ-62 is credited with a 210 kg (460 lb) warhead, a speed of Mach 0.6 – Mach 0.8 (735–980 km/h; 457–609 mph), and a sea-skimming terminal attack height of 7–10 m (23–33 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
8-462: Is credited with a range of up to 400 km (250 mi; 220 nmi). The C-602 is the export version of the YJ-62, claimed to have a range of 280 km, a 300 kg (660 lb) 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
12-561: The active radar seeker with an acquisition range of 22 nautical miles (41 km). In 2015, the United States Navy 's Office of Naval Intelligence considered the YJ-62 to have longer range than the 150 nautical miles (170 mi; 280 km) of the C-602 export version, Figures of at least 400 km have been given. The 2017 CSMI report notes that such long range suggests that the missile receives targeting from other platforms. YJ-62A
16-462: The first time at the African Aerospace and Defence exhibition in 2006. The CM-602G is a land-attack version of the C-602. It is advertised as having a range of 290 km (180 mi), a 480 kg (1,060 lb) penetrating blast/fragmentation warhead, and an inertial guidance system using GPS data which may be augmented to provide man-in-the-loop control. The missile was revealed at
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