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However, Sir, a ship doesn't=a missle, remember that.
Chinas New anti-ship missile 1500km, Radar Range 3000km
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However, Sir, a ship doesn't=a missle, remember that.
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Allvoices.com - Japan: SM-3 Against DF-21C
Japan: SM-3 Against DF-21CBy: PeterPeng210 Tōkyō : Japan
To remove the threat from Chinas anti-ship ballistic missile DF-21C, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force successfully conducted the second test of the sea-based aegis ballistic missile defense weapon system. During the test, a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA engaged and destroyed a medium-range ballistic missile target more than 100 miles above the Pacific Ocean.
The SM-3, guided by a Boeing-built kinetic warhead sensor, was launched from the Japanese destroyer JS Myoko (DDG-175) on Oct. 27, 2009, and the missile target was fired from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. This is one part of the aegis sea-based system upgrade led by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy to ensure Japan is prepared to meet evolving threats from China and North Korea, especially from China.
The Chinese DF-21C is an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) with a range of up to 3,000km and a near-terminal speed of 10 Mach. It has a name of Aircraft Carrier Killer. In recent world, this is the only ASBM in operation. Even Russia does not have it. China designed it to destroy enemies aircraft carriers and main battleships.
Unlike a typical ballistic missile, whose trajectory is calculated ahead and which is only able to hit a fixed target, it has some kind of terminal guidance system to find its moving target in its later flightpath. China showed this advanced weapon in its 60 anniversarys military parade on Oct. 1, 2009.
Japan: SM-3 Against DF-21CBy: PeterPeng210 Tōkyō : Japan
To remove the threat from Chinas anti-ship ballistic missile DF-21C, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force successfully conducted the second test of the sea-based aegis ballistic missile defense weapon system. During the test, a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA engaged and destroyed a medium-range ballistic missile target more than 100 miles above the Pacific Ocean.
The SM-3, guided by a Boeing-built kinetic warhead sensor, was launched from the Japanese destroyer JS Myoko (DDG-175) on Oct. 27, 2009, and the missile target was fired from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. This is one part of the aegis sea-based system upgrade led by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy to ensure Japan is prepared to meet evolving threats from China and North Korea, especially from China.
The Chinese DF-21C is an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) with a range of up to 3,000km and a near-terminal speed of 10 Mach. It has a name of Aircraft Carrier Killer. In recent world, this is the only ASBM in operation. Even Russia does not have it. China designed it to destroy enemies aircraft carriers and main battleships.
Unlike a typical ballistic missile, whose trajectory is calculated ahead and which is only able to hit a fixed target, it has some kind of terminal guidance system to find its moving target in its later flightpath. China showed this advanced weapon in its 60 anniversarys military parade on Oct. 1, 2009.
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New Concerns Over Chinese 'Carrier-Killer'April 01, 2009
U.S. Naval Institute
With tensions already rising due to the Chinese navy becoming more aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy seems to have yet another reason to be deeply concerned.
After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a "kill weapon" developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers.
First posted on a Chinese blog viewed as credible by military analysts and then translated by the naval affairs blog Information Dissemination, a recent report provides a description of an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) that can strike carriers and other U.S. vessels at a range of 2000km.
The range of the modified Dong Feng 21 missile is significant in that it covers the areas that are likely hot zones for future confrontations between U.S. and Chinese surface forces.
The size of the missile enables it to carry a warhead big enough to inflict significant damage on a large vessel, providing the Chinese the capability of destroying a U.S. supercarrier in one strike.
Because the missile employs a complex guidance system, low radar signature and a maneuverability that makes its flight path unpredictable, the odds that it can evade tracking systems to reach its target are increased. It is estimated that the missile can travel at mach 10 and reach its maximum range of 2000km in less than 12 minutes.
Supporting the missile is a network of satellites, radar and unmanned aerial vehicles that can locate U.S. ships and then guide the weapon, enabling it to hit moving targets.
While the ASBM has been a topic of discussion within national defense circles for quite some time, the fact that information is now coming from Chinese sources indicates that the weapon system is operational. The Chinese rarely mention weapons projects unless they are well beyond the test stages.
If operational as is believed, the system marks the first time a ballistic missile has been successfully developed to attack vessels at sea. Ships currently have no defense against a ballistic missile attack.
Along with the Chinese naval build-up, U.S. Navy officials appear to view the development of the anti-ship ballistic missile as a tangible threat.
After spending the last decade placing an emphasis on building a fleet that could operate in shallow waters near coastlines, the U.S. Navy seems to have quickly changed its strategy over the past several months to focus on improving the capabilities of its deep sea fleet and developing anti-ballistic defenses.
As analyst Raymond Pritchett notes in a post on the U.S. Naval Institute blog:
"The Navy's reaction is telling, because it essentially equals a radical change in direction based on information that has created a panic inside the bubble. For a major military service to panic due to a new weapon system, clearly a mission kill weapon system, either suggests the threat is legitimate or the leadership of the Navy is legitimately unqualified. There really aren't many gray spaces in evaluating the reaction by the Navy…the data tends to support the legitimacy of the threat."
In recent years, China has been expanding its navy to presumably better exert itself in disputed maritime regions. A recent show of strength in early March led to a confrontation with an unarmed U.S. ship in international waters.
© Copyright 2009 U.S. Naval Institute. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
U.S. Naval Institute
With tensions already rising due to the Chinese navy becoming more aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy seems to have yet another reason to be deeply concerned.
After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a "kill weapon" developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers.
First posted on a Chinese blog viewed as credible by military analysts and then translated by the naval affairs blog Information Dissemination, a recent report provides a description of an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) that can strike carriers and other U.S. vessels at a range of 2000km.
The range of the modified Dong Feng 21 missile is significant in that it covers the areas that are likely hot zones for future confrontations between U.S. and Chinese surface forces.
The size of the missile enables it to carry a warhead big enough to inflict significant damage on a large vessel, providing the Chinese the capability of destroying a U.S. supercarrier in one strike.
Because the missile employs a complex guidance system, low radar signature and a maneuverability that makes its flight path unpredictable, the odds that it can evade tracking systems to reach its target are increased. It is estimated that the missile can travel at mach 10 and reach its maximum range of 2000km in less than 12 minutes.
Supporting the missile is a network of satellites, radar and unmanned aerial vehicles that can locate U.S. ships and then guide the weapon, enabling it to hit moving targets.
While the ASBM has been a topic of discussion within national defense circles for quite some time, the fact that information is now coming from Chinese sources indicates that the weapon system is operational. The Chinese rarely mention weapons projects unless they are well beyond the test stages.
If operational as is believed, the system marks the first time a ballistic missile has been successfully developed to attack vessels at sea. Ships currently have no defense against a ballistic missile attack.
Along with the Chinese naval build-up, U.S. Navy officials appear to view the development of the anti-ship ballistic missile as a tangible threat.
After spending the last decade placing an emphasis on building a fleet that could operate in shallow waters near coastlines, the U.S. Navy seems to have quickly changed its strategy over the past several months to focus on improving the capabilities of its deep sea fleet and developing anti-ballistic defenses.
As analyst Raymond Pritchett notes in a post on the U.S. Naval Institute blog:
"The Navy's reaction is telling, because it essentially equals a radical change in direction based on information that has created a panic inside the bubble. For a major military service to panic due to a new weapon system, clearly a mission kill weapon system, either suggests the threat is legitimate or the leadership of the Navy is legitimately unqualified. There really aren't many gray spaces in evaluating the reaction by the Navy…the data tends to support the legitimacy of the threat."
In recent years, China has been expanding its navy to presumably better exert itself in disputed maritime regions. A recent show of strength in early March led to a confrontation with an unarmed U.S. ship in international waters.
© Copyright 2009 U.S. Naval Institute. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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China to build anti-ship BMs - People's Daily Online November 18, 2009
China's military is close to fielding the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile, which could turn the Pacific Ocean region close to China into a "no-go" zone for the US fleet, Bloomberg on Tuesday cited a report from the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) as saying.
According to the news report, the missile, with a range of almost 1,500 kilometers, would be fired from mobile, land-based launchers and is "specifically designed to defeat US carrier strike groups."
Paul Giarra, a defense consultant who studies Chinese weapons, called the missile "a remarkably asymmetric Chinese attempt to control the sea from the shore."
"No US military operations air or ground are feasible in a region where the US Navy cannot operate," Giarra, president of Global Strategies and Transformation, based in Herndon, Virginia, said in an e-mail to Bloomberg.
"China is indeed developing anti-ship ballistic missiles. It is not a secret. During the 60th anniversary National Day military parade, China exhibited such missiles," Dai Xu, a Chinese military expert, told the Global Times.
"However, the media report is rather exaggerated. The presumptions that it could threaten the US Navy force may be caused by the fear of a military attack from countries in the region, since five US carriers are based and operate freely in international waters near China," Dai added.
Bloomberg also quoted an e-mail from Scott Bray, who wrote the ONI report, as saying China also is developing an over-the-horizon radar network to spot US ships at great distances from its mainland.
Andrew Krepinevich, the president of the Center for Strategic and Budget Assessments in Washington, told Bloomberg that the new missile would support China's "anti-access" strategy to detect and, if necessary, attack US warships "at progressively greater distances."
In September, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said China's "investments in anti-ship weaponry and ballistic missiles could threaten America's primary way to project power and help allies in the Pacific particularly our forward bases and carrier strike groups."
Source:Global Times
China's military is close to fielding the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile, which could turn the Pacific Ocean region close to China into a "no-go" zone for the US fleet, Bloomberg on Tuesday cited a report from the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) as saying.
According to the news report, the missile, with a range of almost 1,500 kilometers, would be fired from mobile, land-based launchers and is "specifically designed to defeat US carrier strike groups."
Paul Giarra, a defense consultant who studies Chinese weapons, called the missile "a remarkably asymmetric Chinese attempt to control the sea from the shore."
"No US military operations air or ground are feasible in a region where the US Navy cannot operate," Giarra, president of Global Strategies and Transformation, based in Herndon, Virginia, said in an e-mail to Bloomberg.
"China is indeed developing anti-ship ballistic missiles. It is not a secret. During the 60th anniversary National Day military parade, China exhibited such missiles," Dai Xu, a Chinese military expert, told the Global Times.
"However, the media report is rather exaggerated. The presumptions that it could threaten the US Navy force may be caused by the fear of a military attack from countries in the region, since five US carriers are based and operate freely in international waters near China," Dai added.
Bloomberg also quoted an e-mail from Scott Bray, who wrote the ONI report, as saying China also is developing an over-the-horizon radar network to spot US ships at great distances from its mainland.
Andrew Krepinevich, the president of the Center for Strategic and Budget Assessments in Washington, told Bloomberg that the new missile would support China's "anti-access" strategy to detect and, if necessary, attack US warships "at progressively greater distances."
In September, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said China's "investments in anti-ship weaponry and ballistic missiles could threaten America's primary way to project power and help allies in the Pacific particularly our forward bases and carrier strike groups."
Source:Global Times
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We drove them into those caves.
And this DF-21 is...Not?Yeah its called day dreaming
And yet can't beat people from a cave.
Yeah its called day dreaming
So was the stealth bomber,,,but I do know they are building the scalpel bombs,, 100 lb smart bombs,, and 747s could be converted to carry them at a fraction of the cost of what it costs to build a B52 type bomber.....am also hearing of EMP and directed energy weapons out there to be against missle attacks as well as air craft.
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