The YJ-8 is a Chinese air- and surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and fielded by China's armed forces from the early 1990s onward, with air-launched and submarine-launched variants developed as the YJ-81 and YJ-82. It weighs about 815 kilograms, measures 5.81 meters long, and carries a 165 kilogram warhead powered by a solid-fuel rocket motor to a range of about 42 kilometers at speeds near Mach 0.9, flying at altitudes of 5 to 7 meters before striking with inertial navigation and terminal active radar homing. The missile has reportedly been used in the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni Civil War.
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The YJ-8 (Chinese: 鹰击-8; pinyin: yingji-8; lit. 'eagle strike 8'; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-4 Sardine) is a Chinese air and surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile.
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early 1990s to present
Operated By: People's Liberation Army, Infobox: used_by
China
Used In: Yemeni Civil War, Infobox: wars
Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
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Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1985.
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