YJ-8

YJ-8
YJ-8A Missile
TypeAnti-ship missiles
Place of originChina
Service history
In serviceearly 1990s to present
Used byChina
WarsYemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen[1]
Production history
ManufacturerChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Unit costUS$ 0.78  million[2]
ProducedLate 1980s to present (export)
Specifications
Mass815 kg
Length5.81 meter
Warhead165 kg

Enginerocket
Propellantsolid rocket
Operational
range
42 km
Flight altitude5 or 7 m
Maximum speed Mach 0.9
Guidance
system
Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance
Launch
platform
Aerial, naval and land-based

The YJ-8 (Chinese: 鹰击-8; pinyin: yingji-8; lit. 'eagle strike 8'; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-4 Sardine) is a Chinese surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) Third Academy.[3]

The YJ-8 was developed into air-launched (YJ-81) and submarine-launched (YJ-82) variants.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Binnie_2017-11-09 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Friedman, Norman (1997). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557502681. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b Gromley et al.: page 101