The Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile (90式艦対艦誘導弾, SSM-1B) is a ship-launched
anti-ship missile
An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...
developed by Japan's
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobile division is the predecessor of Mitsubishi ...
that entered service in 1990.
It is a naval version of the truck-launched
Type 88 (SSM-1) missile, which in turn was developed from the air-launched
Type 80 (ASM-1) missile. The
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
, abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJ ...
bought 384 of the missiles
which it fitted to its
''Akizuki'',
''Takanami'',
Hayabusa, and
''Murasame''-class ships. With a range of , high subsonic speed and warhead, the Type 90 is similar to the US's RGM-84
Harpoon
A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument and tool used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other marine hunting to catch and injure large fish or marine mammals such as seals and whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target ani ...
missile, and is replacing Harpoon on Japanese ships.
See also
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Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile
Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile (80式空対艦誘導弾, ASM-1) is an air-launched anti-ship missile developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It entered service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1980. The major launch platforms for the Type ...
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Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile
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Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile
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XASM-3
References
Anti-ship missiles of Japan
Anti-ship cruise missiles
Type 90
Military equipment introduced in the 1990s
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