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YJ-8
YJ-8
	YJ-8A Missile
Type	Anti-ship missiles
Place of origin	China
Service history
In service	early 1990s to present
Used by	China
Wars	Yemeni Civil War (2015–present); Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Production history
Manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Unit cost	US$ 0.78 million
Produced	Late 1980s to present (export)
Specifications
Mass	815 kg
Length	5.81 meter
Warhead	165 kg
Engine	rocket
Propellant	solid rocket
Operational; range	42 km
Flight altitude	5 or 7 m
Maximum speed	≈ Mach 0.9
Guidance; system	Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance
Launch; platform	Aerial, naval and land-based

The YJ-8 (Chinese: 鹰击-8; pinyin: yingji-8; lit. 'eagle strike 8'; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-4 Sardine) is a Chinese surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) Third Academy.^[3]

The YJ-8 was developed into air-launched (YJ-81) and submarine-launched (YJ-82) variants.^[3]

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^ Friedman, Norman (1997). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557502681. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b Gromley et al.: page 101