| Type 12 surface-to-ship missile | |
|---|---|
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| Type | anti-ship missile (original version) land attack cruise missile surface to surface missile[1](upgraded version) |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2015 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Produced | 2012 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 700 kg (1,500 lb) |
| Length | 5 m (16.4 ft) |
| Diameter | 350 mm (13.8 in) |
| Warhead | HE |
Operational range | 200 km (108 nmi; 124 mi) 400 km (216 nmi; 249 mi)(Ship/air launched and improved version) (future versions will reach up to at least 1,000 km (540 nmi; 621 mi))[2] |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance, GPS and terminal Ka band AESA radar homing |
Launch platform | Truck (Oshkosh, Mitsubishi) |
The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (12式地対艦誘導弾) is a truck-mounted anti-ship missile developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2012. It is an upgrade of the Type 88 surface-to-ship missile. The Type 12 features INS with mid-course GPS guidance and better precision due to enhanced Terrain Contour Matching and target discrimination capabilities. The weapon is networked, where initial and mid-course targeting can be provided by other platforms, and also boasts shorter reload times, reduced lifecycle costs, and a range of 124 mi (108 nmi; 200 km).[3][4]
The missile shares the same Ka-band Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar seeker with Japanese BVRAAM missile, AAM-4B.[5]
- ^ Inaba, Yoshihiro (21 January 2021). "Japan to greatly extend range of Type 12 anti-ship missiles, modify it for F-15J". Naval News. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Japan starts to extend range of its missiles to over 1,000 km". Nikkei. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022.
- ^ LaGrone, Sam (18 June 2014). "China Reacts to Japanese Anti-Ship Missile Positioning". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
- ^ Rogoway, Tyler (19 May 2015). "Japan Plans To Deploy Missiles To Strategic Island Near Taiwan". Jalopnik. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021.
- ^ Defense Agency Technical Research & Development Institute 50 Years of History, II 技術研究開発 8.第3研究所(II Technology Research and Development 8. Third laboratory) TRDI50_10.pdf file page.278-279 - Japan National Diet Library, 2002