KD-88
KD-88 (Kongdi-88) is an anti-ship missile built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Its export version is called TL-7. It can be launched from fighter aircraft (JH-7), ground-based units, and ships. Features turbojet engine with cruising speeds of 0.8-0.85 Mach and a range of 180 km (110 miles). Warhead weighs 320 kg.[2] Originally thought to have been derived from the C-802/YJ-82 family of anti-ship missiles, it can now be said that KD-88/TL-7 was designed to compete with that family of missiles. [3]
| KD-88 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medium-range air-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | late 1990s to present |
| Used by | China |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation |
| Produced | Since late 1990s |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 0.6 ton |
| Length | 4.7 meter |
| Diameter | 0.3602 meter |
| Warhead | 165 kg warhead |
Detonation mechanism | Semi-armor-piercing and other |
| Engine | ramjet |
| Propellant | liquid fuel |
Operational range | 200 km [1] |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3.5 |
Guidance system | ARH / PRH |
Launch platform | Air & (possible) submerged |
KD-88(YJ-83J)
References
- "KD".
- "DSA 2018: China's Norinco reveals Fire Dragon 280A tactical missile". 19 April 2018.
- Wendell Minnick. "China Reveals New Missiles At Singapore Airshow". defensenews.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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