| Is Missile: | yes |
| YJ-62 | |
| Origin: | People's Republic of China |
| Type: | Anti-ship cruise missile Land-attack cruise missile (CM-602G) |
| Used By: | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Manufacturer: | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation |
| Production Date: | prior to 2005 |
| Service: | prior to 2005 – present |
| Speed: | Mach 0.6-0.8 |
| Vehicle Range: | 400 km (YJ-62) 280 km (C-602) 290 km (CM-602G) |
| Altitude: | 7 – 10 meter terminal |
| Filling: | 210 kg (YJ-62) 300 kg (C-602) 480 kg (CM-602G) |
| Guidance: | Inertial/active terminal guidance |
| Detonation: | Semi-armor-piercing |
The YJ-62 is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.[1]
In a September 2014 article published in Joint Forces Quarterly, the YJ-62 is credited with a 210kg (460lb) warhead, a speed of NaNMach, and a sea-skimming terminal attack height of 7–10 metres; The missile has an inertial guidance system using GPS and BeiDou data, and an active terminal sensor.[1] A 2017 China Maritime Studies Institute (CSMI) report credits the active radar seeker with an acquisition range of 22nmi.[2]
In 2015, the United States Navy's Office of Naval Intelligence considered the YJ-62 to have longer range than the 150nmi of the C-602 export version,[3] Figures of at least 400 km have been given.[4] [2] The 2017 CSMI report notes that such long range suggests that the missile receives targeting from other platforms.[2] YJ-62A is credited with a range of up to 400km (200miles).[1]
The C-602 is the export version of the YJ-62, claimed to have a range of 280 km, a 300kg (700lb) semi-armour-piercing warhead, and GPS guidance. The reduced range is in accordance with Missile Technology Control Regime restrictions.[1]
The C-602 was revealed in September 2005,[1] and displayed outside of China for the first time at the African Aerospace and Defence exhibition in 2006.
The CM-602G is a land-attack version of the C-602. It is advertised as having a range of 290km (180miles), a 480kg (1,060lb) penetrating blast/fragmentation warhead, and an inertial guidance system using GPS data which may be augmented to provide man-in-the-loop control.[5]
The missile was revealed at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in 2012.[5]
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C-602 used in coastal defence role; Pakistani military designation Zarb.[8]