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{{Infobox weapon
|is_missile=yes
|name=YJ-62
| image= YJ-62 Anti-ship missiles.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption=
|origin=[[People's Republic of China]]
|type=[[anti-ship missile|Anti-ship]] [[cruise missile]]<br>[[Land-attack missile|Land-attack]] cruise missile
|used_by=[[People's Liberation Army Navy]]<br>{{navy|PAK}}
|manufacturer=[[China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation]]
|unit_cost=
|propellant=
|production_date=prior to 2005
|service= prior to 2005 – present
|engine=
|engine_power=
|weight=
|length=
|height=
|diameter=
|wingspan=
|speed=[[Mach number|Mach]] 0.6-0.8
|vehicle_range=400&nbsp;km (YJ-62)<br>280&nbsp;km (C-602)<br>290&nbsp;km (CM-602G)
|ceiling=
|altitude=7 – 10 meter terminal
|filling=210&nbsp;kg (YJ-62)<br>300&nbsp;kg (C-602)<br>480&nbsp;kg (CM-602G)
|guidance= Inertial/active terminal guidance
|detonation=Semi-armor-piercing
|launch_platform= {{ubl
 | Surface ship/TEL-launched
 }}
}}

The '''YJ-62''' ({{zh|c=鹰击-62|p=yingji-62|l=eagle strike 62}}) is a [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] subsonic [[land-attack missile|land-attack]]<ref name="janes2024" /> and [[anti-ship missile|anti-ship]] [[cruise missile]]. It is manufactured by the [[China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation]] Third Academy.<ref name="jfq-75_p101-102">{{cite journal |last1=Gormley |first1=Dennis M. |last2=Erickson |first2=Andrew S. |last3=Yuan |first3=Jingdong |date=30 September 2014 |title=A Potent Vector: Assessing Chinese Cruise Missile Developments |url=http://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/NewsArticleView/tabid/7849/Article/577568/jfq-75-a-potent-vector-assessing-chinese-cruise-missile-developments.aspx |journal=Joint Forces Quarterly |publisher=[[National Defense University]] |issue=75 |pages=101–102 |access-date=8 May 2015}}</ref>

==Description==
[[File:YJ-62A Ground-to-Ship Missile 20170919.jpg|thumb|left|upright|YJ-62A on a [[TA580/TAS5380]] ]]
In a September 2014 article published in Joint Forces Quarterly, the YJ-62 is credited with a {{convert|210|kg|lb|abbr=on}} warhead, a speed of {{convert|0.6-0.8|Mach|km/h mph|0}}, and a [[sea-skimming]] terminal attack height of {{cvt|7–10|m|ft}}; The missile has an [[Inertial navigation system|inertial]] guidance system using [[GPS]] and [[BeiDou Navigation Satellite System|BeiDou]] data, and an active terminal sensor.<ref name="jfq-75_p101-102"/> A 2017 China Maritime Studies Institute (CSMI) report credits the [[active radar]] seeker with an acquisition range of {{convert|22|nmi|km}}.<ref name="csmi_ch5_p60">{{cite journal |last1=McDevitt |first1=Michael |title=The Modern PLA Navy Destroyer Force |url=https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-red-books/13/ |journal=CSMI Red Book |date=July 2017 |volume=14 |pages=60 |publisher=[[Naval War College|United States Naval War College]] |isbn=978-1-935352-45-7 |access-date=22 May 2019 }}</ref>

In 2015, the [[United States Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] considered the YJ-62 to have longer range than the {{convert|150|nmi|mi km}} of the C-602 export version,<ref name="oni-2015_p16">{{Cite report |author=United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence |author-link=Office of Naval Intelligence |date=2015 |title=The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century |url=http://www.oni.navy.mil/Intelligence_Community/china_media/2015_PLA_NAVY_PUB_Print_Low_Res.pdf |page=16 |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082350/http://www.oni.navy.mil/Intelligence_Community/china_media/2015_PLA_NAVY_PUB_Print_Low_Res.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Figures of at least 400&nbsp;km have been given.<ref name="fisher_2016-03-23">{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/59003/imagery-suggests-china-has-deployed-yj-62-anti-ship-missiles-to-woody-island |title=Imagery suggests China has deployed YJ-62 anti-ship missiles to Woody Island |last1=Fisher |first1=Richard D. Jr. |date=23 March 2016 |website=janes.com |access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="csmi_ch5_p60"/> The 2017 CSMI report notes that such long range suggests that the missile receives targeting from other platforms.<ref name="csmi_ch5_p60"/> '''YJ-62A''' is credited with a range of up to {{convert|400|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jfq-75_p101-102"/> 

===C-602===
The '''C-602''' is the export version of the YJ-62, claimed to have a range of 280&nbsp;km, a {{convert|300|kg|lb|abbr=on}} semi-armour-piercing warhead, and GPS guidance. The reduced range is in accordance with [[Missile Technology Control Regime]] restrictions.<ref name="jfq-75_p101-102"/>

The C-602 was revealed in September 2005,<ref name="jfq-75_p101-102"/> and displayed outside of China for the first time at the African Aerospace and Defence exhibition in 2006.<ref name="mt_2006-09-27"/>

===CM-602G===
The '''CM-602G''' is a [[Land-attack missile|land-attack]] version of the C-602. It is advertised as having a range of {{convert|290|km|mi|abbr=on}}, a {{convert|480|kg|lb|abbr=on}} penetrating blast/fragmentation warhead, and an inertial guidance system using GPS data which may be augmented to provide [[man-in-the-loop]] control.<ref name="jdw-49-49">{{cite journal |author=Jane's Information Group |date=5 December 2012 |title=CM-602G Jane's Defence Weekly |journal=Jane's Defence Weekly |volume=49 |issue=49 |pages=32 }}</ref>

The missile was revealed at the [[China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition]] in 2012.<ref name="jdw-49-49"/>

==Variants==
;YJ-62: Original variant.
;YJ-62A: Extended range variant.
;C-602: Export variant.<ref name="janes2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/pla-exercises-with-yj-62-anti-ship-missile-in-northern-theater-command |title=PLA exercises with YJ-62 anti-ship missile in Northern Theater Command |website=Janes |date=5 January 2024 }}</ref>

==Operators==
[[File:Anti-ship missile launchers on CNS Haikou (DDG-171).jpg|thumb|Chinese sailors standing next to ''Haikou''{{'}}s anti-ship missile launchers in 2012.]]
;{{PRC}}
*[[People's Liberation Army Navy]]<ref name="jfq-75_p101-102"/><ref name="mt_2006-09-27">{{cite web |url=http://missilethreat.com/china-offers-yj-62c-602-anti-ship-cruise-missile-for-export/ |title=China Offers YJ-62/C-602 Anti-Ship Cruise Missile for Export |date=27 September 2006 |website=Missilethreat.com |access-date=7 May 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200757/http://missilethreat.com/china-offers-yj-62c-602-anti-ship-cruise-missile-for-export/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force]]: 120+ {{As of|2012|lc=y}}<ref name="cms-11_p5">{{Cite report |editor1-last=Dutton |editor1-first=Peter |editor2-last=Erickson |editor2-first=Andrew S. |editor3-last=Martinson |editor3-first=Ryan |date=February 2014 |title=China's Near Seas Combat Capabilities |series=China Maritime Studies |volume=11 |url=https://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/China-Maritime-Studies-Institute/Publications/documents/Web-CMS11-(1)-(1).aspx |publisher=[[United States Naval War College]] |page=5 |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-date=21 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521174215/https://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/China-Maritime-Studies-Institute/Publications/documents/Web-CMS11-(1)-(1).aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
;{{PAK}}
*[[Naval Strategic Forces Command (Pakistan)|Naval Strategic Forces Command]]: C-602 used in coastal defence role; Pakistani military designation ''Zarb''.<ref name="AMR">{{cite web |title=Zarb cruise missile boosts Coastal Defence |url=https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2019/01/zarb-cruise-missile-boosts-coastal-defence/ |website=asianmilitaryreview.com |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
*[[CJ-10 cruise missile]] - Similar land-attack cruise missile operated by the [[Second Artillery Corps (China)|PLA Second Artillery Corps]], unveiled in 2009
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