Certainly not the case, apart from the fact that the YJ-18C is actually bigger than the Sea Breaker (~4-meter length x ~0.35-meter diameter) by not a small margin.
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Certainly not the case, apart from the fact that the YJ-18C is actually bigger than the Sea Breaker (~4-meter length x ~0.35-meter diameter) by not a small margin.
6m? That's 50% longer than JASSM, and quite possibly as much heavier, but this we just don't know. The only relatively comparable modern missile(in length, not performance)under tactical aircraft is venerable kh-59m series.
Overall, yj-18c is a land attack caliber equivalent(who would have expected in 18th family), i.e. tomahawk class. Tomahawk can be air launched.
Can flanker do something like this? Potentially yes, size shouldn't be a problem. Weight can be, but in principle it should just barely fit.
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Yes, its Tomahawk length wise. JASSM-ER capability wise. Ie stealthy, long range, terminal IR or optical guidance, likely a heavyweight warhead. FWIW, Tomahawk and JASSM arent that far apart in mass, just in length. The carrier platform would be the biggest question mark.