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Japan Kicks Off New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Project

Known as the "new SSM," the missile is expected to help bolster the defenses of Japan's southern islands against possible Chinese aggression.
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KHI's prototype missile certainly seems to match the general characteristics of the "new SSM," if not beyond the company's name choice. Quoting KHI officials, Naval News reports that KHI's “island defense anti-ship missile” is designed for high maneuverability over long ranges. It will be able to be employed from warships, aircraft, and land-based launchers, and could be modified to enable launch from submarines. In terms of its engine, KHI's missile will be fitted with the KJ300, a new turbofan engine currently under development by the company.
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I wonder how this new cruise-missile will compare to the Storm Shadow and Taurus?
 
NMaude said:
I wonder how this new cruise-missile will compare to the Storm Shadow and Taurus?
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I don't think they would even be in the same category. The Taurus and Storm Shadow are both air launch capable, but the KHI missile likely will be only land and sea based with maybe the P-1 having the capacity to carry it. Also comparing range.
Taurus is >500km
Storm Shadow is ~550km
This new missile is shooting for 2000km range.
The better comparison for this missile is to Tomahawk Vs with the 12SSM-ER a better comparison to those other missiles.
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It has only tail fins with no apparent control-surfaces and no wings, how is this supposed to function?
 
NMaude said:
It has only tail fins with no apparent control-surfaces and no wings, how is this supposed to function?
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My guess is that after the booster section it has TVC just to help a little more with LO construction.
 
So far, very different examples have been tested. Perhaps each is focused on specific aspects of the finished product.
 

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2024年版防衛白書、12式地対艦誘導弾能力向上型の最新写真を掲載（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート - Yahoo!ニュース

防衛省は7月12日に公表した2024年版防衛白書の中で、現在開発中の12式地対艦誘導弾（ミサイル）能力向上型の試作品の最新写真を掲載した。写真のキャプションには、「地上での様々な試験に耐えた12式地対
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Upgraded Type12 SSM：
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The launch-booster looks like a shortened Mk-114 VLA booster.
 
raptor82 said:
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2024年版防衛白書、12式地対艦誘導弾能力向上型の最新写真を掲載（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート - Yahoo!ニュース

防衛省は7月12日に公表した2024年版防衛白書の中で、現在開発中の12式地対艦誘導弾（ミサイル）能力向上型の試作品の最新写真を掲載した。写真のキャプションには、「地上での様々な試験に耐えた12式地対
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Upgraded Type12 SSM：
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Japan Plans New Missile Range In Southeastern Island - Naval News

Japan Ministry of Defense is planning to establish a new missile range in the island of Minamitorishima for the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile
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To make matters worse, Japan is introducing all kinds of domestic and foreign Long Range Stand-Off Missiles as part of a recent force buildup, most notably the improved Type 12 SSM with 745 miles (1,200km) of range which is unprecedented for the JSDF. This forced the Japanese Ministry of Defense to rethink how they could create more live firing training (and testing) in the long term.
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Forest Green said:
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Japan Plans New Missile Range In Southeastern Island - Naval News

Japan Ministry of Defense is planning to establish a new missile range in the island of Minamitorishima for the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile
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I think the solution is to just do regular rotations through Australia like what is planned for the F-35. Japan is already starting up it's program of regular deployment rotations of F-35s to Australia, so it wouldn't be too hard to expand that agreement out. Japan has already done multiple live firings of shore based AShMs out of Australia and I'm sure they wouldn't mind having a regular rotation of Japanese AShM batteries that could cover the entire Banda Arc from Darwin. I can see the issue with having to ship the batteries all the way out there, but if this Minamitorishima range doesn't work out then it's a good fallback point instead of having to ship them all the way out to the US like with what was done before.
 

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