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YJ-83

Also Known As: C-801 (YJ-81 export name), C-801K (YJ-8K export name), C-801Q (YJ-8Q export name), C-802 (YJ-82 export name), C-802A (improved C-802 missile version), C-803 (YJ-83 export name), CSS-N-4 Sardine (NATO codename), CSS-N-8 Saccade (NATO codename for YJ-82 and YJ-83), Noor (Iranian nick for C-802 missile), Tondar-69 (Iranian variant), YingJi-8, YJ-81, YJ-82 (shore-to-ship version), YJ-83K (YJ-83 air-launch version), YJ-8K (YJ-8 air-launch version) and YJ-8Q (YJ-8 submarine-launched version)

Origin: China

Description: The YJ-8, CSS-N-4 Sardine NATO codename, is a family of anti-ship missiles developed by HaiYing Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy in China for use by surface ships, submarines, land and airborne platforms. The YJ-8 missile development started in the 1970s and deployed with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, the PLA introduced the YJ-82 and YJ-83 variants featuring extended range. Basically, the YJ-8 is family of highly subsonic/supersonic, short, medium to long-range sea-skimming missiles.

The YJ-8 and YJ-81 have a maximum range of 40 and 80 kilometers respectively. The YJ-82 missile, C-802 export name, has a range of 120 kilometers and is intended to provide coastal defense launched from land mobile platforms. The C-802A is an improved variant of YJ-82 available for export customers beginning in 2005. All these variants are subsonic missiles with terminal guidance radar seeker. The mid-course navigation is based on the Inertial Navigation System (INS). Each missile is provided with a 165kg armor-piercing warhead. The missile's flight altitude varies from 20-30 meters cruise to 7 meters at the terminal stage.

The YJ-83 is a long-range anti-ship missile designed to meet the requirements of the PLA Navy (PLAN). The YJ-83 has a range of 150 to 200 kilometers and introduces a data-link to receive target updates from airborne assets such as helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft. The YJ-83 can fly at supersonic speeds (Mach 1.5) during the terminal phase of the flight (approx 15 kilometers). The PLAN is deploying the YJ-83 missile as the standard anti-ship missile onboard frigates and destroyers.

Parent system is the YJ-8
IOC: 1987
Other Family Members: YJ-85

Transactions: There are 3 transactions involving 25 items for YJ-8 from 2004 to 2009 view report

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Dimensions
Diameter: 0.36 meter
Length: 6.39 meter
Wingspan: 1.22 meter

Performance
Max Range: 200 kilometer (108 nautical mile)

Speed
Cruise Speed: 0.90 mach (1,076 kph)
Top Speed: 1.50 mach (1,793 kph)

Weight
Warhead: 165 kilogram

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28 Sep 2009

Iran Developing Medium Range Ballistic Missiles with Multiple Warheads

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	Bangladesh	?	China	?
	Iran	60	Lebanon	?
	Pakistan	?	Syria	?
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4 Oct 2009

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Last Updated:
Saturday, February 2, 2013

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FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
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