{
  "id": "yj-8",
  "name": "YJ-8 (SS-N-4)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Anti-ship missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1990,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "IRN",
    "THA",
    "YEM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 4,
  "summary": "YJ-8 (SS-N-4) Chinese Anti-Ship Missile is a Chinese surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) Third Academy.",
  "specs": [],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "YJ-8; NATO: SS-N-4; C-802",
      "role": "Anti-Ship & Air-to-Surface Missiles",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship & Air-to-Surface Missiles",
        "Guidance": "Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance",
        "Warhead": "High-explosive fragmentation",
        "Warhead weight": "165 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.9",
        "Length": "5.81 m"
      },
      "range_km": 42
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "YJ-8",
      "text": "YJ-8: Basic version with fixed wings",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-8A",
      "text": "YJ-8A: Modified YJ-8 with folding wings",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-81",
      "text": "YJ-81: Air-launched version without the booster.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-82",
      "text": "YJ-82: Submarine-launched version.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-801",
      "text": "C-801: Export version of YJ-8.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-801K",
      "text": "C-801K: Export version of the YJ-81.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-801Q",
      "text": "C-801Q: Export version of YJ-82.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "srbm",
  "image": {
    "file": "yj-8.jpg",
    "thumb": "yj-8-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Tyg728",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YJ-8_Missile_20220203.jpg",
    "title": "File:YJ-8 Missile 20220203.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/yj-8.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-yj-8": {
      "title": "YJ-8 (SS-N-4) Chinese Anti-Ship Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/YJ-8_SS-N-4_Chinese_Anti-Ship_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}