Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile

Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile JGSDF launcher and JASDF launcher
TypeMobile, short-range surface-to-air missile
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service2014–present
Used byJapan
Production history
Designed2005
ManufacturerToshiba
Produced2011–present
Specifications
Mass103 kg
Length2.93 meters
Diameter160 mm
WarheadHE-fragmentation
Detonation
mechanism
Contact and radar proximity
EngineNissan Motor single-stage solid-fuel rocket motor
Operational
range
10 km
Guidance
system
Kawasaki Heavy Industries inertial guidance with Toshiba passive infrared homing for terminal guidance
Launch
platform
Isuzu Motors 6×6 Type 73 armoured mobile truck or Toyota 4×4 Mega Cruiser BXD10
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The Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile (11式短距離地対空誘導弾) or Tan-SAM Kai II is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

Development

The system was developed by Toshiba as a further improvement of the Type 81 Surface-to-Air Missile. Development work on Tan-SAM Kai II started in 2005 and in 2014 Type 11 missile was officially unveiled.

Deployment

The system is currently deployed by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

The AESA radar and fire control system is carried on a Isuzu Type 73 6×6 truck. In JGSDF service the four-tube missile launcher is also carried on a separate Type 73 truck, while in JASDF service a Toyota Mega Cruiser 4×4 is used instead.

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