Английская Википедия:ASM-3
Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox weapon The ASM-3 is a 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. It can attack not only ships, but also ground targets. Since the original model of ASM-3 had a short range of 200 km, it was not deployed immediately, and an improved model was developed from 2017 to 2020, and deployment of ASM-3A with a range of about 300~400 km started in 2021. In the future, it may also have a range of 400 km or more.
In November 2015, Japan's Ministry of Defense 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 was planned to begin in 2018 but stopped due to the further upgrade program that has been planned.[4] Footage of a test launch was released in August 2017.[5]
Improvement program
Шаблон:Update section Despite its development being completed in 2017, the missile was not deployed because its range (Шаблон:Cvt) was deemed too short to effectively counter the Chinese Navy's long range air-defense.Шаблон:Citation needed In March 2019, it was reported that the ASM-3 would have its range extended to Шаблон:Cvt or more.[6][7][8]
In December 2019, the Japanese Defense Ministry secured ¥10.3 billion to upgrade the missile in its 2020 budget.[9] In December 2020, Japan MoD announced the ASM-3A, a variant of the ASM-3 with extended range,[10] and an intention to mass-produce it with the 2021 defense budget. Another upgraded version of the ASM-3, the ASM-3 (Kai), is also under development.[11]
The ASM-3 may be used by the F-2's successor once the aircraft retires in the 2030s.[12][13]
Variants
- ASM-3A - Extended range version of ASM-3.
- ASM-3 Kai (Шаблон:Lang-ja) - Improved version of ASM-3A.
See also
- Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile
- Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile
- Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile
- Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile
Comparable missiles
- Kh-31
- Kh-41
- Kh-61
- YJ-91
- YJ-12
- Hsiung Feng III
- ANS (anti navire supersonique, cancelled French project)
References
External links
- ↑ Japan May Have Tested its New XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time - Navyrecognition.com, 4 March 2017
- ↑ Japan denies reports it test-fired XASM-3 missile - Defensenews.com, 9 March 2017
- ↑ Japan to Produce and Procure XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile in 2018 - Navyrecognition.com, 19 July 2017
- ↑ Video: Japan's XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Test Launch - Navyrecognition.com, 2 August 2017
- ↑ Japan to develop long-range, air-to-ship cruise missiles. The Japan Times. 18 March 2019.
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- ↑ Defence Programs and Budget of Japan 2020(Japanese), page.15 -, Ministry of Defense (Japan), 16 December 2019
- ↑ Policy evaluation overview for ASM-3 (改)(Japanese) -, Ministry of Defense (Japan), 4 September 2019
- ↑ About the selection result of new important equipment etc, page. 6(Japanese) -, Ministry of Defense (Japan), 25 December 2020
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