According to several witnesses from Japan (including open sources such as spoter pictures posted on Twitter), Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has probably conducted the first live fire test of the new XASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile. The Japanese MoD was originally planning to test the missile in 2016, as we reported in 2015, but not such test occured last year.
حسب عدد من الشهود ف اليابان ( من ضمنهم ملتقط الصور ) , من المرجح ان تكون وزارة الدفاع اليابانية باول تجربة حية لصاروخ الجديد XASM-3 المضاد لسفن الاسرع من الصوت ( سوبر سونيك ) . وزارة الدفاع اليابانية كانت تخطط لتجربة الصاروخ سنة 2016 .
صورة مقاتلة F-2 اتناء الاقلاع و هي مزودة بصاروخ XASM-3
صورة مقاتلة اتناء الهبوط بعد عملية اطلاق
Recent pictures published this week show a Japan Air Self-Defense Force taking off with the new missile fitted, and what appears to be coming back without the missile. This could be just a "jettison test" however and not an actual live firing against a target.
Other pictures show decommissioned Destroyer of the JMSDF, DDH-143 Shirane (first ship of the class), prepared as a "target ship" (with reflectors in place) taken out to sea by tugs.
كما اظهرت صور اخرى اخراج المدمرة DDH-143 Shirane من الخدمة , و هي مجهزة كهدف بحري
Last but not least, two JMSDF PDF documents emmerged, the first one about "technical support" for XASM-3 test against a ship, the other one regarding modifications to turn DDH-143 Shirane into a target ship for the XASM-3 test.
If the XASM-3 hasn't been tested yet, its first test by Japan's MoD is certainly imminent.
We were reporting in 2015 that the test-firing would be done at a firing range designated “G airspace” close to Komatsu air base. According to the Japanese MoD in 2015 aerodynamic and captive carry tests on F-2 fighters had been completed and was then in the final stages of prototype manufacturing.
XASM-3 is capable of reaching Mach 3 speeds thanks to its ramjet engine fed by two air intakes (in a similar fashion to MBDA's Meteor air to air missile of to the French ASMP-A air-launched tactical nuclear missile). XASM-3 is flying close to sea level in the final stage of attack to reduce probability of detection and intercept.
XASM-3 قادر لوصول الى سرعة 3 ماخ بفضل محرك Ramjet و مزود بفتحتين لادخال الهواء , يستطيع الصاروخ ايضا التحليق على علو منخفض خلال مرحلته الهجومية النهائية لتخفيض من احتمال رصده و اعترضه
XASM-3 basic specifications:
Overall length: 5.25m
Maximum speed: Mach 3 or more
Firing range: 80nm (about 150km) or more
Weight: 900kg
Power: Integral Rocket Ramjet
Navigation and seeker: inertial / GPS (intermediate stage) + active / passive seeker (terminal phase)
مواصفات اساسية لصاروخ XASM-3 :
الطول : 5.25 متر
السرعة : القصوى 3 ماخ او اكتر
مدى : 80 عقدة بحرية ( تقريبا 150 كلم ) او اكتر
الوزن : 900 كلغ
التوجيه : القصور الذاتي / GPS + بواحت نشطة و سلبية ( خلال المرحلة النهائية )
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حسب عدد من الشهود ف اليابان ( من ضمنهم ملتقط الصور ) , من المرجح ان تكون وزارة الدفاع اليابانية باول تجربة حية لصاروخ الجديد XASM-3 المضاد لسفن الاسرع من الصوت ( سوبر سونيك ) . وزارة الدفاع اليابانية كانت تخطط لتجربة الصاروخ سنة 2016 .
صورة مقاتلة F-2 اتناء الاقلاع و هي مزودة بصاروخ XASM-3
صورة مقاتلة اتناء الهبوط بعد عملية اطلاق
Recent pictures published this week show a Japan Air Self-Defense Force taking off with the new missile fitted, and what appears to be coming back without the missile. This could be just a "jettison test" however and not an actual live firing against a target.
Other pictures show decommissioned Destroyer of the JMSDF, DDH-143 Shirane (first ship of the class), prepared as a "target ship" (with reflectors in place) taken out to sea by tugs.
كما اظهرت صور اخرى اخراج المدمرة DDH-143 Shirane من الخدمة , و هي مجهزة كهدف بحري
Last but not least, two JMSDF PDF documents emmerged, the first one about "technical support" for XASM-3 test against a ship, the other one regarding modifications to turn DDH-143 Shirane into a target ship for the XASM-3 test.
If the XASM-3 hasn't been tested yet, its first test by Japan's MoD is certainly imminent.
We were reporting in 2015 that the test-firing would be done at a firing range designated “G airspace” close to Komatsu air base. According to the Japanese MoD in 2015 aerodynamic and captive carry tests on F-2 fighters had been completed and was then in the final stages of prototype manufacturing.
XASM-3 is capable of reaching Mach 3 speeds thanks to its ramjet engine fed by two air intakes (in a similar fashion to MBDA's Meteor air to air missile of to the French ASMP-A air-launched tactical nuclear missile). XASM-3 is flying close to sea level in the final stage of attack to reduce probability of detection and intercept.
XASM-3 قادر لوصول الى سرعة 3 ماخ بفضل محرك Ramjet و مزود بفتحتين لادخال الهواء , يستطيع الصاروخ ايضا التحليق على علو منخفض خلال مرحلته الهجومية النهائية لتخفيض من احتمال رصده و اعترضه
XASM-3 basic specifications:
Overall length: 5.25m
Maximum speed: Mach 3 or more
Firing range: 80nm (about 150km) or more
Weight: 900kg
Power: Integral Rocket Ramjet
Navigation and seeker: inertial / GPS (intermediate stage) + active / passive seeker (terminal phase)
مواصفات اساسية لصاروخ XASM-3 :
الطول : 5.25 متر
السرعة : القصوى 3 ماخ او اكتر
مدى : 80 عقدة بحرية ( تقريبا 150 كلم ) او اكتر
الوزن : 900 كلغ
التوجيه : القصور الذاتي / GPS + بواحت نشطة و سلبية ( خلال المرحلة النهائية )
http://www.navyrecognition.com/inde...nic-anti-ship-missile-for-the-first-time.html