The YJ-62 () is a
Chinese subsonic
land-attack and
anti-ship cruise missile
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. It is manufactured by the
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
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Third Academy.
Description

In a September 2014 article published in Joint Forces Quarterly, the YJ-62 is credited with a warhead, a speed of , and a
sea-skimming terminal attack height of ; The missile has an
inertial guidance system using
GPS and
BeiDou
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data, and an active terminal sensor.
A 2017 China Maritime Studies Institute (CSMI) report credits the
active radar
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seeker with an acquisition range of .
In 2015, the
United States Navy
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's
Office of Naval Intelligence
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considered the YJ-62 to have longer range than the of the C-602 export version,
Figures of at least 400 km have been given.
The 2017 CSMI report notes that such long range suggests that the missile receives targeting from other platforms.
YJ-62A is credited with a range of up to .
C-602
The C-602 is the export version of the YJ-62, claimed to have a range of 280 km, a semi-armour-piercing warhead, and GPS guidance. The reduced range is in accordance with
Missile Technology Control Regime
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restrictions.
The C-602 was revealed in September 2005,
and displayed outside of China for the first time at the African Aerospace and Defence exhibition in 2006.
CM-602G
The CM-602G is a
land-attack version of the C-602. It is advertised as having a range of , a penetrating blast/fragmentation warhead, and an inertial guidance system using GPS data which may be augmented to provide
man-in-the-loop control.
The missile was revealed at the
China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in 2012.
Variants
;YJ-62: Original variant.
;YJ-62A: Extended range variant.
;C-602: Export variant.
Operators
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*
People's Liberation Army Navy
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People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force: 120+
;
*
Naval Strategic Forces Command: C-602 used in coastal defence role; Pakistani military designation ''Zarb''.
References
See also
*
CJ-10 cruise missile - Similar land-attack cruise missile operated by the
PLA Second Artillery Corps, unveiled in 2009
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Guided missiles of the People's Republic of China
Air-to-surface missiles
Anti-ship cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China
Military equipment introduced in the 2000s
Surface-to-surface missiles of China