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Air-to-surface anti-ship missile
The
ASM-3
is a
supersonic
anti-ship missile
being developed by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
to replace the
ASM-1
and
ASM-2
missiles. The major launch platform is the
Mitsubishi F-2
. Planned
Initial Operational Capability
was 2016. The missile will be used by the
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
. It can attack not only ships, but also ground targets. Since the original model of ASM-3 had a short range of 200 km, it was not deployed immediately, and an improved model was developed from 2017 to 2020, and deployment of ASM-3A with a range of about 300~400 km started in 2021. In the future, it may also have a range of 400 km or more.
In November 2015, Japan's
Ministry of Defense
announced it would conduct a live-fire experiment of the XASM-3 in 2016, targeting the decommissioned ship
JDS Shirane
.
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In February 2017, an F-2 carried out a jettison test of the missile as a precursor to a live firing.
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Mass production was planned to begin in 2018 but stopped due to the further upgrade program that has been planned.
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Footage of a test launch was released in August 2017.
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Improvement program
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Despite its development being completed in 2017, the missile was not deployed because its range (200 km (110 nmi; 120 mi)) was deemed too short to effectively counter the Chinese Navy's long range air-defense.
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In March 2019, it was reported that the ASM-3 would have its range extended to 400 km (220 nmi; 250 mi) or more.
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In December 2019, the Japanese Defense Ministry secured ¥10.3 billion to upgrade the missile in its 2020 budget.
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In December 2020, Japan MoD announced the ASM-3A, a variant of the ASM-3 with extended range,
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and an intention to mass-produce it with the 2021 defense budget. Another upgraded version of the ASM-3, the ASM-3 (Kai), is also under development.
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The ASM-3 may be used by the F-2's successor once the aircraft retires in the 2030s.
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Variants
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- ASM-3A - Extended range version of ASM-3.
- ASM-3 Kai (
Japanese
:
改
) - Improved version of ASM-3A.
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