YJ-8

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1987
Total Production : ?

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.

Model Status Year Produced
YJ-83 Active ?
YJ-85 Active 2014 ?



YJ-83

Group : Anti-Ship Missiles
Status : Active
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-802AK (2013 advanced anti-ship missile), 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), YJ-8Q (YJ-8 submarine-launched version)
Origin : China
Total Production : ?

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.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
AlgeriaActive ?
BangladeshActive ? Purchased C-802 shore-to-ship missiles
ChinaActive ?
IndonesiaActive ?
IranActive 60 Iran purchased C-802 Noor land-based coastal defense missiles (at least 60) in the 1990s and also has developed the Tondar series of short-range anti-ship missiles based on the C-801 missile with a range between 8 to 42 kilometers
LebanonActive ? C-802 missiles operated by Hezbollah
MyanmarActive ?
NigeriaActive ?
PakistanActive ?
SyriaActive ? C-802 missiles
ThailandActive ? Operates C-801/YJ-81 missiles onboard its Type 053HT class frigates
VenezuelaActive ? C-802/YJ-82 missiles ordered in 2020 to equip Avante 2000 warships
YemenActive ? Noor variant
Specifications
Notes
Dimensions
Diameter 0.36 meter
Length 6.4 meter
Wingspan 1.2 meter
Mass
Warhead 165 kilogram
Performance
Max Range 200 kilometer
Speed
Cruise Speed 0.90 mach
Top Speed 1.5 mach



YJ-85

Group : Cruise Missiles
Status : Active
Also Known As : C-805 (YJ-85 export name)
Origin : China
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2014
Total Production : ?

The YJ-85, C-805 export name, is a supersonic, long-range, land-attack cruise missile variant of the YJ-8 anti-ship missile family. It is said that YJ-85 navigation system is based on a combination of GPS and terrain recognition. Overall performance of this land attack missile is close to the US SLAM which is, as well, a derivative of the Harpoon anti-ship missile. The YJ-85 may enter service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) by 2010.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
ChinaActive ?

News

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Tuesday, 30 August, 2016
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Tuesday, 30 December, 2014
China Promoting FC-1 Fighter Aircraft Family for Developing Nations

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Monday, 28 September, 2009
Iran Developing Medium Range Ballistic Missiles with Multiple Warheads

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Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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