Type 90 ship-to-ship missile explained

Is Missile:yes
Type 90 ship-to-ship missile, SSM-1B
Origin:Japan
Type:Anti-ship cruise missile
Used By:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Manufacturer:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Number:>384
Service:1990
Engine:TJM2 turbojet + 1 solid rocket booster
Weight:661kg (1,457lb)
Length:5.081NaN1
Diameter:3501NaN1
Wingspan:1.21NaN1
Speed:11500NaN0
Vehicle Range:NaN0NaN0
Altitude:5-6m
Filling:high explosive
Filling Weight:260kg (570lb)
Guidance:Inertial guidance and terminal active radar homing
Launch Platform:Asahi, Akizuki, Atago, Takanami, Murasame destroyer classes; Hayabusa-class missile boats

The Type 90 ship-to-ship missile (Japanese: 90式艦対艦誘導弾, SSM-1B) is a ship-launched anti-ship missile developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The Type-90 entered service in 1990.[1] It is a naval version of the truck-launched Type 88 (SSM-1) missile, which in turn was developed from the air-launched Type 80 (ASM-1) missile. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force bought 384 of the missiles, which were fitted to their Murasame, Takanami, Atago, Akizuki, and Asahi classes of destroyers, as well as Hayabusa-class fast-attack missile boats. With a range of 1500NaN0, high subsonic speed and a 260kg (570lb) warhead, the natively-developed Type 90 is similar to the US Harpoon missile Block-1C (RGM-84D) variant which replaced it and first installed on the 9 Murasame-class destroyers that started series production in 1994.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Wertheim, Eric . The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems . 374 . Naval Institute Press . 2007 . 9781591149552.