Rampage (missile) vs YJ-21: Specs Compared

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YJ-21

Hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile

First system

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Rampage (missile)Length

4.7 m

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YJ-21approx

≈ 8.3 m

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Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

4.7m

≈ 8.3mapprox

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.7 m

Length

Single source

4.7 m (15 ft)^[source]

≈ 8.3 m

approx

Single source

Configuration

Details

Rampage (missile) and YJ-21 configuration
Specification	Rampage (missile)	YJ-21
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	China^[source]
Used by	Israeli Air Force Indian Air Force Indian Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Designer	Elbit Systems , Israel Aerospace Industries^[source]	—
Warhead	Multi- EFP^[source]	Conventional^[source]

Engine	Solid-propellant rocket^[source]	—

Propellant	Solid fuel^[source]	—

Flight altitude	3,000–40,000 ft (910–12,190 m)^[source]	—

Guidance system	INS + Altimeter + GPS + Two-way Datalink^[source]	—

Accuracy	10m CEP^[source]	—

Launch platform	F-16 , F-15 , F/A-18E/F , Eurofighter Typhoon , IAI Kfir , Sukhoi Su-30MKI , SEPECAT Jaguar , MiG-29K^[source]	Sea platform: Type 055 destroyer Aerial platform: Xian H-6K^[source]

Manufacturer	תעש מערכות ו אלביט מערכות מפעל מלמ של התעשייה האווירית^[source]Named manufacturer organization	CALT ?/ SAST ?^[source]

Type	—	Hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile^[source]

In service	—	2022–present^[source]

Source measurement	—	In 2022, an unidentified hypersonic missile was revealed by the Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer . The Chinese Navy did not reveal the missile's designation, but defense analysts believed it to be the ship-launched version of the YJ-21. However, with the emergence of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in 2025, having a more closely aligned profile to the missile launched by Type 055 in 2022, analysts believed these were two separate missile developments.^[source]YJ-21 · History and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. The missile could be launched from China's Type 055 destroyer or the H-6 bomber.^[source]YJ-21 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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In 2022, an unidentified hypersonic missile was revealed by the Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer . The Chinese Navy did not reveal the missile's designation, but defense analysts believed it to be the ship-launched version of the YJ-21. However, with the emergence of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in 2025, having a more closely aligned profile to the missile launched by Type 055 in 2022, analysts believed these were two separate missile developments.^[source]YJ-21 · History and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. The missile could be launched from China's Type 055 destroyer or the H-6 bomber.^[source]YJ-21 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage