Type 03 Chū-SAM

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Type 03 Chu-SAM
launch vehicle
Type 03 Chu-SAM
Typesurface-to-air missile
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service2003 - Present
Used byJapan
Production history
Designer 
ManufacturerMitsubishi Electric
Unit cost1set 470billion japanese yen
Specifications
Massabout 570kg
Diameterabout 0.32m

Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (03式中距離地対空誘導弾, maru-san-shiki-chu-kyori-ti-tai-kuu-yuudou-dan) or SAM-4 or Chu-SAM (中SAM, Chū-Samu) is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces.

Deployment

  • JGSDF Anti-aircraft Artillery (Advanced)Training Unit (高射教導隊, kousya-kyoudou-tai) since 2003
  • JGSDF 2nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Group (第2高射特科群, dai2-kousya-tokka-gun) since 2007
  • JGSDF 8th Anti-aircraft Artillery Group (第8高射特科群, dai8-kousya-tokka-gun) since 2008


Gallery

See also

Comparable SAMs:

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