YJ-91

Chinese anti-ship cruise missile

Maximum speed Mach 3.5[1]
Guidance
system
Passive/anti-radiation[2]
Launch
platform
Air launched[1]

The YJ-91 (simplified Chinese: 鹰击-91; traditional Chinese: 鷹擊-91; lit. 'Eagle Strike-91') is an anti-radiation air-to-surface cruise missile produced by the People's Republic of China. It is a derivative of the Zvezda-Strela Kh-31P anti-radiation variant.[1]

The YJ-91A is the anti-ship variant.[3]

Operators

 China

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014, p. 22.
  2. ^ Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014, p. 18.
  3. ^ Rupprecht, Andreas (15 November 2019). "Images show PLANAF J-15s armed with KD-88 and YJ-91 missiles". Janes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

Bibliography

  • Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press.
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Intercontinental
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Long-range
land attack
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land attack
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supersonic
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submarine
Air-
to-surface
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Long-range
land attack
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land attack
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supersonic
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subsonic
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bombs
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to-air
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area defence
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to-air
(AAM)
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launchers (TELs)
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Notes
See also: People's Liberation Army