Engineering:XASM-3

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XASM-3
JASDF XASM-3-E left rear view at Gifu Air Base November 19, 2017 01.jpg
XASM-3-E left rear view at Gifu Air Field
TypeAnti-ship missile
Place of originJapan
Service history
Used byJapan Air Self-Defense Force
Production history
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Specifications
Mass900 kg (2,000 lb)[1]
Length5.25 m (17.2 ft)[1]

EngineIntegral Rocket Ramjet[1]
Operational
range
150–200 km (81–108 nmi; 93–124 mi)
SpeedMach 3+
Guidance
system
Inertial/GPS, mid-course correction
terminal guidance: Active radar homing/Passive radar guidance
Launch
platform
Mitsubishi F-2

The XASM-3 is an supersonic anti-ship missile being developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to replace the ASM-1 and ASM-2 missiles. The major launch platform is the Mitsubishi F-2. Planned Initial Operational Capability was 2016. The missile will be used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

In November 2015, the Ministry of Defense (Japan) announced it would conduct a live-fire experiment of the XASM-3 in 2016, targeting the decommissioned ship JDS Shirane.[1] In February 2017, an F-2 carried out a jettison test of the missile as a precursor to a live firing.[2][3] Mass production is planned to begin in 2018.[4] Footage of a test launch was released in August 2017.[5]

See also

  • Missile designation

Related development

Related lists

Comparable missiles

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