The YJ-8 ( Chinese : 鹰击-8 ; pinyin : yingji-8 ; lit. 'eagle strike 8'; NATO reporting name : CSS-N-4 Sardine ) is a Chinese surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile . It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) Third Academy.
6-535: The YJ-8 was developed into air-launched (YJ-81) and submarine-launched ( YJ-82 ) variants. The YJ-8 is either based on, or is a heavily modified copy of, the MM38 Exocet ; the two missiles share virtually identical operational profiles. The replication of the MM38's "revolutionary flight profile" in less than ten years and with an immature industrial base strongly suggests that China had access to proven technology. The YJ-8
12-542: Is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship cruise missile . It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy. The YJ-82 is the submarine-launched version of the YJ-8 missile family. 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-launched YJ-8/8A and likely has less range than
18-560: The latter's 42 km. The terminal sea-skimming attack altitude is 5 to 7 meters. The launch capsule is a copy of the one used by submarine-launched Harpoons ; China likely received the technology from Pakistan, which had such weapons. In the fall of 1983, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) test fired YJ-8 missiles from a modified Type 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
24-425: The submarine vulnerable. The YJ-82 was developed by placing the missile inside a buoyant launch capsule; the capsule technology was acquired from Pakistan. The YJ-82 was first test fired from a Type 039 submarine in 1997; initial tests did not go well. The first photographs of the missile appeared at the 2004 China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition . The YJ-82 was often erroneously referred to in
30-547: Was a "radical departure" from China's first anti-ship missiles derived from the P-15 Termit . The YJ-8 carried a smaller warhead, but had the same range and speed while being significantly smaller and lighter. The development of the YJ-8 was approved in late-1976 following a few years of encouraging work on solid-fuel rockets. According to a 1991 Aerospace China article, development of the missile's engine began in 1978, and flight testing
36-554: Was completed in 1985. The YJ-8 reach initial operating capability in the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1987, the same year the export version—the C-801—was announced. CASIC received the first National Science and Technology Advancement Award for development of the YJ-8 in 1988. The C-801 is the export version of the YJ-8. The C-801 was not marketed after 2003. YJ-82 The YJ-82 ( Chinese : 鹰击-82 ; pinyin : yingji-82 ; lit. 'eagle strike 82')
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