YJ-83 (CSS-N-8 Saccade) Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

YJ-83

Anti-Ship Missiles

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Basic Information

Name

YJ-83 (CSS-N-8 Saccade) Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

Designation

YJ-83

Alternate Designation

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)

Equipment Type

Anti-Ship Missiles

Manufacturer

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy

Date of Introduction

1998

Description

The YJ-83 (NATO reporting name: CSS-N-8 Saccade) is a Chinese subsonic short-range anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy. The YJ-83 uses microprocessors and a strap-down inertial reference unit (IRU); these are more compact than the equivalent electronics used in the YJ-8 and the export C-802, allowing the YJ-83 to have a 180-km range at Mach 0.9. The missile is powered by the Chinese CTJ-2 turbojet and carries 190-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead. Terminal guidance is by an active radar. The YJ-83K, the air-launched variant, has a range of 200 km. This data may be for an improved YJ-83A; the original YJ-83 may have a shorter range, at 120 km and 130 km for the surface- and air-launched versions, respectively. The YJ-83KH has an electro-optical seeker and may receive course corrections by remote link. The YJ-83 entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1998-1999 and has equipped a large number of its surface warships. The YJ-83K equips the Xian JH-7 and H-6G.

Air & Air Defense Specifications

Max Speed 1109.4 km/h

Range 180.0 km

Wingspan 1.20 m

Variants

C-802 The C-802 is the export version of the YJ-83; It is powered by the French TRI 60-2 turbojet and has a range of 65 nautical miles (120 km). The C-802A and C-802AK are the export surface- and air-launched variants. The C-802A has a range of 100 nautical miles (190 km).

System

Note The YJ-83 uses microprocessors and a strapdown inertial reference unit (IRU); these are more compact than the equivalent electronics used in the YJ-8 and the export C-802, allowing the YJ-83 to have a 180-km range at Mach 0.9.

Missile

Name YJ-83 (CSS-N-8 Saccade)

Type Subsonic anti-ship cruise missile

Manufacturer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

Length INA

Diameter INA

Warhead Type High-explosive fragmentation

Warhead Weight 190 kg

Operational Range 180 km

Speed Mach 0.9

Guidance System Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance

Basic Load 2 ea

Image Sources

Notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YJ-83;

Details

Country of Origin China

Category Short-Range Cruise Missiles (SRCM) (Less than 600 km)

Air > Short-Range Cruise Missiles (SRCM) (Less than 600 km)

Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a001830

Classification

Domain

Air & Air Defense

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

6.4 m

Width

1.2 m

Height

—

Weight

—

Related Equipment (1)

Variant of

YJ-8 (SS-N-4) Chinese Anti-Ship Missile

YJ-8

Anti-Ship MissilesChina

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Operators (13)

China

Iran

Pakistan

Algeria

Bangladesh

Indonesia

Lebanon

Myanmar

Nigeria

Syria

Thailand

Venezuela

Yemen

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