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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

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Comparable missiles

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References

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External links

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