Type 03 Chū-SAM

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The Type 03 Chū-SAM is a Japanese medium-range, surface-to-air missile system designed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles.

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Type 03 Chū-SAM canonical 1
Type 03 Chū-SAM Kai 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medium-range air defense system
surface-to-air missile system
alsoKnownAs Chū-SAM
SAM-4
Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
batteryComposition command and control vehicle
fire control radar vehicle
multiple launch vehicles
power supply vehicle
category Japanese military equipment
surface-to-air missiles of Japan
ceiling approximately 10 km
countryOfOrigin Japan
deploymentRole area air defense
point defense of key installations
designedBy Mitsubishi Electric
designedToCounter aircraft
cruise missiles
developedFrom Japanese domestic technology
developingAgency Japan Ministry of Defense
era post–Cold War
guidanceType active radar homing terminal guidance
inertial guidance
track-via-missile
launcherMissileCapacity 6 missiles per launcher
launchPlatform truck-mounted launcher
manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric
missileDiameter approximately 0.32 m
missileLength approximately 4.9 m
missileWeight approximately 570 kg
mobility road-mobile
mobilityPlatform 8x8 wheeled truck
networkCapability can be integrated into wider air defense network
operationalRange approximately 50 km
operatorType military
primaryTargetType cruise missiles
fixed-wing aircraft
helicopters
propulsion solid-fuel rocket
radarBand C-band
radarType phased-array radar
serviceEntry 2003
status in service
successorVariant Type 03 Chū-SAM self-linksurface differs
surface form: Type 03 Chū-SAM Kai
usedBy Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
warheadFuzing proximity fuze
warheadType high-explosive fragmentation

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Type 03 Chū-SAM successorVariant Type 03 Chū-SAM self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Type 03 Chū-SAM Kai