Type 11 (missile)
Appearance
Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile | |
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![]() Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile JGSDF launcher and JASDF launcher | |
Type | Mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 2014–present |
Used by | Japan |
Production history | |
Designed | 2005 |
Manufacturer | Toshiba |
Produced | 2011–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 103 kg |
Length | 2.93 meters |
Diameter | 160 mm |
Warhead | HE-fragmentation |
Detonation mechanism | Contact and radar proximity |
Engine | Nissan Motor single-stage solid-fuel rocket motor |
Operational range | 10 km |
Guidance system | Kawasaki Heavy Industries inertial guidance with Toshiba passive infrared homing for terminal guidance |
Launch platform | Isuzu Motors 6×6 Type 73 armoured mobile truck or Toyota 4×4 Mega Cruiser BXD10 |
The Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile (11式短距離地対空誘導弾) or Tan-SAM Kai II is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
Development
[edit]The system was developed by Toshiba as a further improvement of the Type 81 Surface-to-Air Missile. Development work on Tan-SAM Kai II started in 2005 and in 2014 Type 11 missile was officially unveiled.
Deployment
[edit]The system is currently deployed by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
The AESA radar and fire control system is carried on a Isuzu Type 73 6×6 truck. In JGSDF service the four-tube missile launcher is also carried on a separate Type 73 truck, while in JASDF service a Toyota Mega Cruiser 4×4 is used instead.
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