Type Anti-ship missile Weight 900 kg (2,000 lb) Engine Integral Rocket Ramjet Place of origin Japan | In service 2016 (planned) Length 5.25 m (17.2 ft) Launch platform Mitsubishi F-2 Speed Mach 3+ | |
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Operationalrange 150–200 km (81–108 nmi; 93–124 mi) Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Used by Japan Air Self-Defense Force Guidance system Inertial/GPS, mid-course correction; terminal guidance: Active radar homing/Passive radar guidance Operational range 150–200 km (81–108 nmi; 93–124 mi) | ||
The XASM-3 is an supersonic anti-ship missile being developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to replace the ASM-1 and ASM-2 missiles. The major launch platform is the Mitsubishi F-2. Planned Initial Operational Capability is 2016. The missile will be used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
In November 2015, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced it would conduct a live-fire experiment of the XASM-3 in 2016, targeting the decommissioned ship JDS Shirane. A ship based version is possible with a booster stage.
Apan may have tested its new xasm 3 supersonic anti ship missile for the first time
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