Japan to Develop "Domestic Tomahawk" with Range of 2,000 km and New Type-12 Anti-ship Missile Extended to 1,500 km

[striver44]

New cruise missiles will be developed by Japan (photo : Sankei Shimbun)

It was revealed on the 28th that the range of the new anti-ship guided bullets that the government is conducting research and development will reach about 2,000 kilometers. If the deployment is realized, it will be the longest range of missiles owned by the Self-Defense Forces. Apart from this, it was also found that a plan to extend the range of the Type 12 surface-to-ship guided bullet operated by the Ground Self-Defense Force to 1500 km in the future has emerged. By promoting the development of long-range missiles that can be called "domestic Tomahawks," the aim is to strengthen the deterrence of the Self-Defense Forces. Several government officials have revealed.

The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency began research on the new anti-ship guided ammunition in 2018, and by the second year of Reiwa, a total of 10.5 billion yen was allocated. The company plans to develop a prototype by FY4 and conduct performance tests within the same year.

The range is about 2,000 km, and even if it is launched from Japan on the ground, China and North Korea will be in range. We will also pursue stealth ability to reduce the detectability from radar and high mobility to prevent interception from enemies with complicated movements. In addition to ground launch, it also enables launch from ships and aircraft.


Type 12 land-to-ship cruise missile (photo : Wiki)

The range of the Type 12 surface-to-ship guided ammunition was decided to be extended by a cabinet meeting on the 18th of this month. For the time being, it will be extended from the conventional 200 km to 900 km, but the final goal is 1500 km.

In 2017, the government decided to acquire the Norwegian-made "JSM" (range 500 km) to be mounted on the F35 fighter and the US-made "JASSM" and "LRASM" (both range 900 km) to be mounted on the F15 fighter it was. The new anti-ship guided missiles and the Type-12 range far exceed these, and are comparable to the US cruise missile "Tomahawk," which has a range of more than 1,600 kilometers.

Regarding the introduction of long-range missiles, the government explained that it "effectively blocks the opponent's attacks while ensuring the safety of SDF personnel." The aim is to make it easier to deal with the situation by having a missile that exceeds the range of the opponent, and it is mainly envisioned to defend the islands.

When deployed in the Nansei Islands, 1500 km will cover Pyongyang and 2,000 km will cover Beijing. The government decided to postpone the examination of the enemy base attack capability indefinitely by a cabinet decision in December, but if North Korea and China recognize the SDF's long-range missile as "enemy base attack capability", it will attack Japan. It can also be expected to have the effect of discouraging itself.

《独自》「国産トマホーク」開発へ　射程２千キロの新型対艦弾　１２式は１５００キロに延伸

政府が研究開発を進める新型の対艦誘導弾の射程が約２千キロに及ぶことが２８日、分かった。配備が実現すれば自衛隊が保有するミサイルでは最長射程となる。これとは別…

www.sankei.com

 

[striver44]

Asia-Pacific will have the densest A2/AD bubbles in the next decade or so, which will negate China's venture out of the first and second island chain.

Philippines and Indonesia will also add their own ground based ship killing capabilities with the Brahmos for the Philippines and the Neptune missile system for Indonesia.

 

[leviathan]

Asia-Pacific will have the densest A2/AD bubbles in the next decade or so, which will negate China's venture out of the first and second island chain.

Philippines and Indonesia will also add their own ground based ship killing capabilities with the Brahmos for the Philippines and the Neptune missile system for Indonesia.

Keep dreaming. Make this a new year wish.

 

[ToddBing]

Without strategic depth, developing cruise missiles has no difference with suicide.
although this is ruthless, but fact is fact.

 

[striver44]

Keep dreaming. Make this a new year wish.

Think about it like this, China uses dense A2/AD network to increase risks for the US carrier fleet in the Pacific and keeping them at a distance, now that the same principles are being copied by it's neighbor, only this time it's not a US CSG that's in sight, instead it's China.

 

[ToddBing]

Think about it like this, China uses dense A2/AD network to increase risks for the US carrier fleet in the Pacific and keeping them at a distance, now that the same principles are being copied by it's neighbor, only this time it's not a US CSG that's in sight, instead it's China.

Unless Japan will take the risk of receiving more missiles on its own territory.

 

[striver44]

Unless Japan will take the risk of receiving more missiles on its own territory.

Doesn't matter, Japan will only have to set it's sight on Japan or NK,... China on the other hand would have to choose carefully which country they would want to spent their arsenal to, the list is very diverse, from Taiwan, Japan, SK, US bases in Guam and the Pacific, Philippines, Australia,Indonesia, Vietnam.

The very idea is to strike China's port and assembly points, your 1.4B advantage in manpower will be cancelled immediately once there's no ships to transport them or warships to escort. This will be very true in the case of an amphibious assault on Taiwan and Japan.

 

[ToddBing]

The very idea is to strike China's port and assembly points, your 1.4B advantage in manpower will be cancelled immediately once there's no ships to transport them or warships to escort. This will be very true in the case of an amphibious assault on Taiwan and Japan.

Who need amphibious assault when you have strategic missile.
And Taiwan is different with Japan, Taiwan is our territory, Japan not, if Japan see us as enemy and threat our port and assembly points, we will be very glad to let them taste nowaday's strategic missiles.

 

[striver44]

Who need amphibious assault when you have strategic missile.
we will be very glad to let them taste nowaday's strategic missiles.

The Nazi entered this war under a rather childish behavior that they're going to bomb everybody and nobody's going to bomb them back.

~Arthur Traver Harris

 

[ToddBing]

The Nazi entered this war under a rather childish behavior that they're going to bomb everybody and nobody's going to bomb them back.

~Arthur Traver Harris

if Japan see us as enemy and threat our port and assembly points
Selectively blind?
If Cuba develop cruise missile guess your US daddy will just let it go?

 

[striver44]

if Japan see us as enemy and threat our port and assembly points
Selectively blind?
If Cuba develop cruise missile guess your US daddy will just let it go?

See it this way, the biggest benefactor of the current status quo is the US and it's asian allies, not China, so if a war started it's going to be China who fired the first shot, only this time unlike in the past, Japan and Australia will already fielded their own long rang missile systems. Meaning they could harm you the way you always planned to harm them (missile strike)

 

[AMRAAM]

New cruise missiles will be developed by Japan (photo : Sankei Shimbun)

It was revealed on the 28th that the range of the new anti-ship guided bullets that the government is conducting research and development will reach about 2,000 kilometers. If the deployment is realized, it will be the longest range of missiles owned by the Self-Defense Forces. Apart from this, it was also found that a plan to extend the range of the Type 12 surface-to-ship guided bullet operated by the Ground Self-Defense Force to 1500 km in the future has emerged. By promoting the development of long-range missiles that can be called "domestic Tomahawks," the aim is to strengthen the deterrence of the Self-Defense Forces. Several government officials have revealed.

The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency began research on the new anti-ship guided ammunition in 2018, and by the second year of Reiwa, a total of 10.5 billion yen was allocated. The company plans to develop a prototype by FY4 and conduct performance tests within the same year.

The range is about 2,000 km, and even if it is launched from Japan on the ground, China and North Korea will be in range. We will also pursue stealth ability to reduce the detectability from radar and high mobility to prevent interception from enemies with complicated movements. In addition to ground launch, it also enables launch from ships and aircraft.


Type 12 land-to-ship cruise missile (photo : Wiki)

The range of the Type 12 surface-to-ship guided ammunition was decided to be extended by a cabinet meeting on the 18th of this month. For the time being, it will be extended from the conventional 200 km to 900 km, but the final goal is 1500 km.

In 2017, the government decided to acquire the Norwegian-made "JSM" (range 500 km) to be mounted on the F35 fighter and the US-made "JASSM" and "LRASM" (both range 900 km) to be mounted on the F15 fighter it was. The new anti-ship guided missiles and the Type-12 range far exceed these, and are comparable to the US cruise missile "Tomahawk," which has a range of more than 1,600 kilometers.

Regarding the introduction of long-range missiles, the government explained that it "effectively blocks the opponent's attacks while ensuring the safety of SDF personnel." The aim is to make it easier to deal with the situation by having a missile that exceeds the range of the opponent, and it is mainly envisioned to defend the islands.

When deployed in the Nansei Islands, 1500 km will cover Pyongyang and 2,000 km will cover Beijing. The government decided to postpone the examination of the enemy base attack capability indefinitely by a cabinet decision in December, but if North Korea and China recognize the SDF's long-range missile as "enemy base attack capability", it will attack Japan. It can also be expected to have the effect of discouraging itself.

《独自》「国産トマホーク」開発へ　射程２千キロの新型対艦弾　１２式は１５００キロに延伸

政府が研究開発を進める新型の対艦誘導弾の射程が約２千キロに及ぶことが２８日、分かった。配備が実現すれば自衛隊が保有するミサイルでは最長射程となる。これとは別…

www.sankei.com

Interesting. Our scientist and engineer who built the tomahawk version for Pakistan is available and living in London. You guys can take his services as his Passport is going to be expired this Feb.

 

[striver44]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344947736387325954

Woahhh TENNO HEIKA BANZAIIIII

 

[hirobo2]

Japs arent that smart. They just copy what everyone does with slight improvements. If there's one thing Japanese don't have its strategic depth. That the reason Y they lost WWII n became USA's b1tch for decades now...

 

[Nan Yang]

Without strategic depth, developing cruise missiles has no difference with suicide.
although this is ruthless, but fact is fact.

Japan also sit on the fault line.