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The missile can be launched from vertical launching systems, [6] and possibly from submarine torpedo tubes. [3] Chinese media claims the missile has an inertial guidance system using BeiDou Navigation Satellite System data, and carries a 300 kg (660 lb) high-explosive warhead with an anti-radiation seeker.
The Type 039 submarine (NATO reporting name: Song-class) is a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy.The class is the first diesel-electric submarine to be made in China and also the first Chinese made diesel-electric submarine to use the teardrop hull shape.
China's first ballistic missile submarine, Type 092 submarine (Xia-class), was laid down in 1978, launched in 1981 and commissioned by 1983. Its primary weapon is the JL-1 SLBM, with 12 launch tubes, as well as six 533 mm tubes for self-defense. The JL-1 missile was not ready until the first successful test launch of the missile from the Xia in ...
The boat was more of a test bed, allowing China to test new underwater technologies as it gradually placed more emphasis on naval forces in general. [ 5 ] The 092 is aging however and a new nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Type 094 , has been developed and deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy.
JL-1 and JL-2 missiles. The Type 094's chief designer was Zhang Jinlin. [8] It is likely based on the Type 093 nuclear-powered attack submarine. [1] A Type 094 was photographed by commercial satellites in late 2006 at the Xiaopingdao Submarine Base. [9] The first commissioned in 2007 [1] and six were in commission in 2020. [5]
China's first completely indigenous anti-ship missile program was the YJ8 series. This missile externally appears similar to the French Exocet and American Harpoon, but is essentially a Chinese designed weapon system. The basic YJ8 appeared in the early 1980s, with a short range of 22 miles (40 or so km).
The Type 051C destroyer (NATO reporting name: Luzhou class) is a long-range air-defence guided-missile destroyer built by China in its ongoing effort to create a true blue water navy. The ship uses the hull design of the older Type 051B (Luhai class), but is equipped with the advanced Russian S-300FM air defence missiles
According to the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, it is an anti-ship and land-attack missile with a 280 km (170 mi; 150 nmi) range, a 250 kg (550 lb) warhead, and launched from air, land, and naval platforms The missile uses BeiDou satellite navigation, with active radar terminal guidance; the target may be updated by data-link.