{"id":89839,"date":"2026-02-25T13:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=89839"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:20:37","slug":"cm-302-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cm-302-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"CM-302 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>CM-302 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports are emerging that Iran is close to finalizing a deal with China to buy CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About CM-302 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>supersonic anti-ship cruise missile <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developed by <\/span><b>China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an<\/span><b> export version of the YJ-12 missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used by the Chinese Navy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is intended to<\/span><b> strike large naval vessels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other <\/span><b>maritime targets.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>CM-302 Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is almost 7 m long, with a body diameter of 0.7 m and a launch weight of 2000-2500 kg.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with a <\/span><b>liquid direct-flow air-breathing jet engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and four air intakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile <\/span><b>travels at sustained supersonic speeds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reportedly around Mach 2.5\u20133 or higher, making it very hard and challenging to intercept once launched.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of about <\/span><b>290 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with a <\/span><b>conventional high-explosive warhead<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weighing approximately 250 kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be <\/span><b>launched from both ships and ground-based launchers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CM-302 <\/span><b>approaches <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its target at <\/span><b>extremely low altitudes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>guidance system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the missile <\/span><b>combines inertial navigation with China\u2019s BeiDou satellite navigation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for mid-course guidance, along with an <\/span><b>active radar seeker for terminal homing.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a high hit probability, nearly 90 percent, owing to its sea-skimming flight profile and advanced guidance suite.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneindia.com\/videos\/china-joins-us-iran-war-china-arms-iran-with-shipkiller-cm302-missiles-iran-to-sink-us-warships-4289832.html#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM-302 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, export version of YJ-12, with 290 km range, Mach 2.5\u20133 speed, sea-skimming flight and 250 kg 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