Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile

Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile (Japanese: 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 80 are the Mitsubishi F-1, JASDF F-4EJ Kai and Mitsubishi F-2.

Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile, ASM-1
Type	Anti-ship missile
Place of origin	Japan
Service history
In service	1980
Used by	Japan
Production history
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Specifications
Mass	600 kg (1,323 lb)
Length	4.0 m (13.1 ft)
Diameter	335 mm (13.2 in)
Wingspan	1.02 m (3.3 ft)
Warhead	HE
Warhead weight	150 kg (331 lb)
Engine	solid rocket
Propellant	Single stage solid propellent Rocket motor
Operational range	50 km (27 nmi)
Maximum speed	0.9 Mach
Guidance system	Inertial guidance and terminal active radar homing
Launch platform	Air

The missile is primarily intended as an air-launched coastal defence weapon. In fact, it is somewhat more capable than this, able to engage both sea and land targets such as buildings and bridges. The Type 80 also serves as the basis of several other weapons; it forms part of the ground-launched SSM-1 system and was also developed into the Type 88 SSM (Surface-to-Ship Missile), the Type 90 SSM (Ship-to-Ship Missile), and the 91 and 93 ASMs (Air-to-Ship Missile).

The ASM-1 will be replaced by the ASM-3, which is currently in development.

See also

• Missile designation

Related lists

• Anti-ship missile

• Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile
• Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile
• ASM-2
• ASM-3

External links

• https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/type-80.htm