The YJ-6 (Chinese: 鹰击-6; pinyin: yingji-6; lit. 'eagle strike 6') is a series of Chinese subsonic air-launched anti-ship missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy. The export version is called C-601 and the NATO reporting name is CH-AS-1 Kraken.[1][2]
| YJ-6 / C-601 | |
|---|---|
 YJ-6 missile | |
| Type | Anti-ship cruise missile |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1986- |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2440 kg |
| Length | 7.63 m |
| Diameter | 0.76 m |
| Warhead | 500 kg semi-armor-piercing warhead |
Development
editYJ-6 is China's first air-launched anti-ship missile in large-scale service. It was developed from the land-based HY-2 missile with a more compact airframe for aircraft carriage and a newer active-radar seeker. The missile used liquid fuel and a large warhead inherited from HY-2. It entered service in 1986.[3][4]
YJ-63, also known as KD-63 or K/AKD-63,[5][6] was an air-to-surface missile developed based on the YJ-6.[7] YJ-63 (KD-63) is an air-launched cruise missile with an electro-optical (EO) seeker, allowing man-in-the-loop terminal steering via a data link.[2] The YJ-63 is powered by a turbojet engine.[8]
Variants
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C-601, the export variant of the YJ-6
Export C-611 missile, based on YJ-61
References
edit- ↑ "C-601 YJ-6". globalsecurity.
- 1 2 3 Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014b). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ ""中国飞鱼"是法国"飞鱼"的仿制品吗？". Sina News. 12 April 2020.
- ↑ "轰6轰炸机仅有的实战 就差点击沉美军宙斯盾巡洋舰". Sina News. 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "K/AKD-63 outer air-to-surface missile". globalsecurity.
- ↑ "说说我军的空地导弹". 说说我军的空地导弹. 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "KD-63 land-attack cruise missile". Military Periscope.
- ↑ Barrie, Douglas (26 June 2020). "Aeroengine concerns thrust Ukraine into broader US−China struggle". International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- ↑ "C-611 / YJ-61 / YJ-63". globalsecurity.
- ↑ Andrew S. Erickson (July 2011). Antiaccess and China's Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (PDF).