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YJ-18
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The YJ-18 (, NATO designation CH-SS-NX-13) is a Chinese anti-ship cruise missile.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- YJ-18
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- People's Republic of China
- Weapon.type
- Anti-ship cruise missileland-attack cruise missile
- Weapon.service
- 2015–present
- Weapon.speed
- Mach 0.8 (cruising)Mach 2.5–3.0 (terminal) (anti-ship variant)
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- (anti-ship variant)
- Weapon.filling
- warhead
- Weapon.guidance
- BeiDou-assisted inertial navigation system (optional mid-course update through datalink)Terminal active radar homing
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
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- Operators
- See also
- References
The YJ-18 (, NATO designation CH-SS-NX-13) is a Chinese anti-ship cruise missile.
==Description== The United States believes the YJ-18 is similar to, or is a copy of, the Russian 3M-54 Klub. According to the United States Department of Defense, the YJ-18 has a subsonic cruise mode and a supersonic terminal attack. Performance estimates include a range of , with a threat ring of , and a cruising range of at Mach 0.8 and a sprint range of at Mach 2.5 to 3.0.
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