XASM-3

XASM-3
XASM-3-E left rear view at Gifu Air Field
Type Anti-ship missile
Place of origin Japan
Service history
Used by Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Production history
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Specifications
Weight 900 kg (2,000 lb)[1]
Length 5.25 m (17.2 ft)[1]
Engine Integral Rocket Ramjet[1]
Operational
range
 150–200 km (81–108 nmi; 93–124 mi)
Speed Mach 3+
Guidance
system
 Inertial/GPS, mid-course correction
terminal guidance: Active radar homing/Passive radar guidance
Launch
platform
 Mitsubishi F-2

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 was 2016. The missile will be used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

In November 2015, the Ministry of Defense (Japan) announced it would conduct a live-fire experiment of the XASM-3 in 2016, targeting the decommissioned ship JDS Shirane.[1] In February 2017, an F-2 carried out a jettison test of the missile as a precursor to a live firing.[2][3] Mass production is planned to begin in 2018.[4] Footage of a test launch was released in August 2017.[5]

See also

Related development

Related lists

Comparable missiles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Japan to Test its New XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Against Shirane-class Destroyer - Navyrecognition.com, 16 November 2015
  2. ↑ Japan May Have Tested its New XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time - Navyrecognition.com, 4 March 2017
  3. ↑ Japan denies reports it test-fired XASM-3 missile - Defensenews.com, 9 March 2017
  4. ↑ Japan to Produce and Procure XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile in 2018 - Navyrecognition.com, 19 July 2017
  5. ↑ Video: Japan's XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Test Launch - Navyrecognition.com, 2 August 2017


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