YJ-8
Sign in to saveAlso known as CSS-N-4 Sardine, Sardine, C-801, Ying Ji-8, 鹰击-8, YJ-1
The YJ-8 (; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-4 Sardine) is a Chinese air and surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) Third Academy.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- YJ-8
- Weapon.image
- YJ-8 Missile 20220203.jpg
- Weapon.caption
- YJ-8A Missile
- Weapon.origin
- China
- Weapon.type
- Anti-ship missiles
- Weapon.used_by
- China
- Weapon.manufacturer
- China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
- Weapon.unit_cost
- US$ 0.78 million
- Weapon.wars
- Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- Weapon.propellant
- solid rocket
- Weapon.production_date
- Late 1980s to present (export)
- Weapon.service
- early 1990s to present
- Weapon.engine
- rocket
- Weapon.weight
- 815 kg
- Weapon.length
- 5.81 meter
- Weapon.speed
- ≈ Mach 0.9
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- 42 km
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- anti-ship missile
- Country of origin
- China
- Image
- YJ-8 Missile 20220203.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- service entry
- 1985-00-00
- Commons category
- YJ-8
- inception
- 1977-00-00
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Development
- C-801
- Variants
- Operators
- References
The YJ-8 (; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-4 Sardine) is a Chinese air and surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) Third Academy.
The YJ-8 was developed into air-launched (YJ-81) and submarine-launched (YJ-82) variants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “YJ-8” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.