Anti-ship ballistic missile
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Anti-ship ballistic missile
An anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is a military quasiballistic missile system designed to hit a warship at sea.
The ASBM's conventional warhead and kinetic energy may be sufficient to cripple or outright destroy a supercarrier with a single hit. However, unlike a nuclear warhead, this will require a direct hit to be effective. Thus, and unlike a typical ballistic missile, which follows a ballistic flightpath after the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight, an ASBM would require a precise and high-performance terminal guidance system, with in-flight updates or advanced sensors in order to hit its moving target.
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China
Main article: DF-21D
China has designed the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile, known as the DF-21D.[1] In 2010, it was reported that China had entered the DF-21D into its early operational stage for deployment.[2] The potential threat from the DF-21D against US aircraft carriers has reportedly caused major changes in US strategy.
Iran
Main article: Fateh-110
In February 2011, Iran demonstrated a short-range anti-ship ballistic missile named Khalij Fars (English: Persian Gulf), a missile based on the Fateh-110 which successfully hit a stationary target vessel. It has been reported as a short ranged ballistic missile with a range of 250-300 km, and is based on the Dongfeng 11 missile.[3]
See also
- Cruise missile
- Surface-to-surface missile
- Anti-ballistic missile
- Anti-ballistic missile treaty
- Atmospheric reentry
- Prompt Global Strike
References
- ^ Talmadge, Eric (5 August 2010). "Chinese missile could shift Pacific power balance". msnbc. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38580745/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/t/chinese-missile-could-shift-pacific-power-balance.
- ^ Gertz, Bill (27 December 2010). "China has carrier-killer missile, U.S. admiral says". The Washington Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/27/china-deploying-carrier-sinking-ballistic-missile/.
- ^ "Iranian Ballistic Missile Scores a Direct Hit on a target". defense-update. 8 February 2011. http://defense-update.com/wp/20110208_fateh110_eo.html.
External links
- Executive overview: Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems, July 2008
- An introduction to ballistic missiles
- Aviation Week
- China’s Evolving Conventional Strategic Strike Capability: The Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Challenge to U.S. Maritime Operations in the Western Pacific and Beyond, Project 2049 Institute, September 2009
- Using The Land To Control The Sea?: Chinese Analysts Consider the Anti-ship Ballistic Missile, Naval War College, September 2009
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