PLAN Anti-ship/surface missiles

do we know anything about next gen air launched AShM of YJ12? it is about time, isnt it?

Tam said:

The export version is called CM-803B, so I would assume the domestic version to be YJ-83B.

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Revisiting our previous discussion, it does appear that this canted nose version is dual seeker than?
The one with the bulb on the bottom is perhaps non-IIR seeker or maybe some a transitional product (something like 052C)?

supersnoop said:

Revisiting our previous discussion, it does appear that this canted nose version is dual seeker than?
The one with the bulb on the bottom is perhaps non-IIR seeker or maybe some a transitional product (something like 052C)?

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In my personal opinion, its the reverse. The one with the bulb on the bottom has an active radar seeker plus an IR seeker similar to what AAMs use (PL-8, PL-10, etc,.) This setup, while ECM resistant, is single role only for anti-ship. The one with the canted nose is a singular, not dual, IIR only seeker that has combined both anti-ship and anti-land capabilities. Means you can use it to attack land targets, such as land based launchers of anti-ship missiles. One is a dual seeker but the other one is a dual role seeker. Both versions are simultaneously deployed, not superceding one or the other, with the fleet for different roles.

Launching a YJ-12B coastal defense variant.

CMP said:

Any guess as to what the profit margin is on YJ-83 at that asking price?

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Perhaps at loss, but the sales is not about profit or loss, more like strategic move. Or it could be the ones that PLAN was going to "dispose" it and replace with much more modern missiles. I meant still in good working order, but not a brand new

A YJ-62(S) being launched from DDG 150 Changchun. It appears to feature dual seekers (radar + infrared).

Containerized anti-ship missiles for flexible deployment.

Anti-ship missile warheads.

Interesting GCI of possible dual, tri and quad-packed UVLS cell configurations by @大包CG on Weibo.

Question regarding the YJ-21. It seems like a ballistic ASHM. But doesn't putting it on a ship mean it's launch stages (where it is most vulnerable to SM-3/6) will be closer to platforms that are meant to kill ballistic missiles? With the DF-21, DF-ZFand similar missiles, the range is so long that interception at the launch stages is harder and can be fired from well inside mainland China making it much safer for the missile.