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Babur (cruise missile)larger figure on 3 of 4
YJ-83larger figure on 1 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.2 m (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Babur (cruise missile) | YJ-83 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GLCM / SLCM / AshM[source] | Anti-ship cruise missile[source] |
| In service | 2010 –Present[source] | 1998–present[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces ) Pakistan Navy ( Navy Strategic Forces )[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Designer | National Defence Complex[source] | — |
6.38 metres (20.9 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceOperational; Babur-I
Single sourceOperational; Babur-IA
Single sourceOperational; Babur-IB
Single sourceOperational; Babur-II
Single sourceOperational; Babur-III
Single sourceOperational; Harbah
Single sourceOperational; Harbah export variant
Single source900 km (560 mi)[source]
Babur-I: 700 km (430 mi) Babur-IA: 450 km Babur-II: 750 km (470 mi) Babur-III: 450 km (280 mi; 240 nmi) Harbah: 700 km (430 mi; 380 nmi) Babur-IB: 900 km (560 mi) Harbah export variant: 290 km (180 mi; 160 nmi)[source]
Operational; C-802
Single sourceOperational; C-802A
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source450 kg (990 lb) – 500 kg (1,100 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed |
|---|
1998–2008 (GLCM) 2001–2018 (SLCM)[source] |
| — |
| Manufacturer | National Defence Complex[source] | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation[source] |
|---|
| Developed from | BGM-109 Tomahawk[source] | — |
|---|
| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
|---|
| Warhead | HE / NE[source] | 190 kg high-explosive fragmentation (YJ-83) 165 kg high-explosive, semi-armour piercing (YJ-83K)[source] |
|---|
| Blast yield | 5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ) – 12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)[source] | — |
|---|
| Engine | Turbojet[source] | CTJ-2 turbojet[source] |
|---|
| Transmission | Automatic[source] | — |
|---|
| Suspension | WS2500 10WD[source] | — |
|---|
| Propellant | Liquid-propellant (jet engine) Solid-propellant (booster)[source] | — |
|---|
| Flight altitude | Terrain-following[source] | 20-30 m (cruise) 5-7 m (terminal)[source] |
|---|
| Guidance system | INS , TERCOM / DSMAC , GPS , GLONASS , Terminal ,[source] | Inertial navigation / active radar homing or imaging-infrared (IIR) terminal guidance[source] |
|---|
| Accuracy | 20 m (66 ft) CEP[source] | — |
|---|
| Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher Cruise-missile submarine[source] | Surface and air launched[source] |
|---|
| Transport | TEL , Horizontal launch tube (HLT)[source] | — |
|---|
| Country of origin | Pakistan[source] | — |
|---|
| Place of origin | — | China[source] |
|---|
Operational; YJ-83KH
Single sourceOperational; YJ-83, YJ-83K
Single source180 km (YJ-83, YJ-83K) 230 km (YJ-83KH) 120 km (C-802) 180 km (C-802A)[source]