{
  "id": "yj-18",
  "name": "YJ-18",
  "aliases": [
    "SS-N-13"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Anti-ship cruise missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2014,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The YJ-18 (SS-N-13) Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile is a Chinese cruise missile with variants for antiship and land-attack missions. It is reportedly derived from the Russian 3M-54E “Klub” missile and entered service around 2014.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Ship, submarine, and ground",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Multistage, Solid",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Satellite navigation and radar guidance",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 540,
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accuracy (CEP)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "20 m CEP",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 8.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": 300,
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 1579,
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "YJ-18",
      "text": "Original land-attack variant launched from ships.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-18A",
      "text": "Vertically-launched shipborne anti-ship variant, deployed aboard the Type 052D and Type 055 destroyers.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-18B",
      "text": "Submarine-launched variant.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-18C",
      "text": "Land-attack version launched from shipping containers similar to the Club-K missile system.",
      "src": [
        "weg-yj-18"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "cruise",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/yj-18.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-yj-18": {
      "title": "YJ-18 (SS-N-13) Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/YJ-18_SS-N-13_Chinese_Short-Range_Anti-Ship_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}