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Type 90 ship-to-ship missile

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Type 90 ship-to-ship missile, SSM-1B
Type-90 canistered launchers, starboard of JS Fuyuzuki DD-118 (4th Akizuki-class destroyer) at Maizuru Naval Base in 2014 July 27.
TypeAnti-ship cruise missile
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1990[1]
Used byJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Production history
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
No. built>384[1]
Specifications
Mass661 kg (1,457 lb)[1]
Length5.08 m (16.7 ft)[1]
Diameter350 mm (13.8 in)[1]
Wingspan1.2 m (3.9 ft)[1]
Warheadhigh explosive
Warhead weight260 kg (570 lb)[1]

EngineTJM2 turbojet + 1 solid rocket booster[1]
Operational
range
150–200 km (81–108 nmi)
Flight altitude5-6m
Maximum speed 1,150 km/h (715 mph)
Guidance
system
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,[1] 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 150 km (81 nmi), high subsonic speed and a 260 kg (570 lb) 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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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Naval Institute Press. p. 374. ISBN 9781591149552.