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Type-12

Missile Systemconfirmed

Type-12

The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (12式地対艦誘導弾) is a truck-mounted anti-ship missile developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2012. It is an upgrade of the Type 88 surface-to-ship missile. The Type 12 features INS with mid-course GPS guidance and better precision due to enhanced Terrain Contour Matching and target discrimination capabilities. The weapon is networked, where initial and mid-course targeting can be provided by other platforms, and has shorter reload times, reduced lifecycle costs, and a range of 124 mi (108 nmi; 200 km). The missile shares the same Ka-band Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar seeker with Japanese BVRAAM missile, AAM-4B.

Specifications

TypeMissile System
OriginJapan
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Introduced2015
StatusIn service
Weight0.7 t
Length5 m
Range200 km
Guidance systemInertial guidance, GPS and terminal Ka band AESA radar homing

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Japan38confirmed

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