| YJ-6 | |
|---|---|
 YJ-6 missile | |
| Type | Anti-ship cruise missile |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1986- |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2440 kg |
| Length | 7.63 m |
| Diameter | 0.76 m |
| Warhead | 500 kg semi-armor-piercing warhead |
The YJ-6 (Chinese: 鹰击-6; pinyin: yingji-6; lit. 'eagle strike 6') is a series of Chinese subsonic air-launched anti-ship missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy. The export version is called C-601 and the NATO reporting name is CH-AS-1 Kraken.
Development
YJ-6 is China's first air-launched anti-ship missile in large-scale service. It was developed from the land-based HY-2 missile with a more compact airframe for aircraft carriage and a newer active-radar seeker. The missile used liquid fuel and a large warhead inherited from HY-2. It entered service in 1986.
YJ-63, also known as KD-63 or K/AKD-63, was an air-to-surface missile developed based on the YJ-6. YJ-63 (KD-63) is an air-launched cruise missile with an electro-optical (EO) seeker, allowing man-in-the-loop terminal steering via a data link.
Variants
- YJ-6
- Base variant
- YJ-61
- Improved variant, range extended to 200 km.
- YJ-63 (KD-63)
- Air-launched LACM sharing visual characteristics of the HY-2, HY-4, and YJ-6. 200 km range.
- C-601
- Export variant of YJ-6
- C-611
- Export variant of YJ-61
- C-603
- Export variant of YJ-63
References
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- Andrew S. Erickson (July 2011). Antiaccess and China's Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (PDF).