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Anti-ship missile (original version) land attack cruise missile surface to surface missile (upgraded version)
Type 12 surface-to-ship missile is a anti-ship missile (original version) land attack cruise missile surface to surface missile (upgraded version) originating in Japan. It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
JapanAnti-ship missile (original version) land attack cruise missile surface to surface missile (upgraded version)
Japan
2015
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
2012
700 kg (1,500 lb)
5 m (16.4 ft)
350 mm (13.8 in)
HE
200 km (108 nmi; 124 mi) 400 km (216 nmi; 249 mi)(Type 12 Kai, Type 17, Type 23) 1,000 km (540 nmi; 621 mi)(Type 25)
Inertial guidance , GPS and terminal Ka band AESA radar homing
Truck ( Oshkosh , Mitsubishi )
The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (12式地対艦誘導弾) is a truck-mounted anti-ship missile developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2012.
The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (12式地対艦誘導弾) is a truck-mounted anti-ship missile developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2012. It is an upgrade of the Type 88 surface-to-ship missile . The Type 12 features INS with mid-course GPS guidance and better precision due to enhanced Terrain Contour Matching and target discrimination capabilities. The weapon is networked, where initial and mid-course targeting can be provided by other platforms, and has shorter reload times, reduced lifecycle costs, and a range of 124 mi (108 nmi; 200 km).
The ship-launched derivative of Type 12, designated as Type 17 ship-to-ship missile (SSM-2) has been put into service and it is to start deploying from Maya -class destroyer . The range has doubled to 400 kilometers and is also planning to re-apply for the improved version of the surface-to-ship system ( Type 12 Kai ) and the air-launched variant for the P-1 patrol aircraft. Procurement of the air-launched variant of the missile will begin in FY2025 as the Type 23 air-to-ship missile .
In December 2020, the MoD approved the development of an improved version of the Type 12 SSM by the Cabinet. According to Japanese newspapers, the range will be extended from 200 km to 900 km, with a future target of 1,500 km. It will have a stealthy shape to reduce Radar Cross Section (RCS) , and high mobility to prevent interception from the enemy.
On 31 March 2026, the Ministry of Defense announced that the ground-launched system had been designated the Type 25 Surface-to-Ship Missile and had been deployed at Kengun Base. Its range is reported to be approximately 1,000 kilometers. The ship-launched and air-launched variants are scheduled to be designated and deployed in fiscal year 2027.
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Type 12 surface-to-ship missile equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
JapanGround Self-Defense Force exact named equipment holdings: Type-12. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: GROUND-LAUNCHED MISSILES / AShM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.