Type 07 vertical-launch anti-submarine rocket

The Type 07 vertical-launch anti-submarine rocket (07式垂直発射魚雷投射ロケット, 07-shiki suichoku hassha gyorai tōsha roketto) is a Japanese ship-launched anti-submarine missile.^[2]

Type 07 VL-ASROC
Type	Anti-submarine missile
Place of origin	Japan
Service history
In service	2007 - present
Used by	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Specifications
Mass	1,284 kg
Length	6.535 m
Diameter	450 mm
Warhead	Type 97 or 12 torpedo
Engine	Two-stage solid-fuel rocket
Operational range	over 30 kilometers (33,000 yd)[1]
Guidance system	Inertial guidance
Launch platform	Surface ship

Description

In fiscal year 1991, the Japanese Technical Research and Development Institute (技術研究本部, Gijutsu Kenkyū Honbu) began developing an extended-range version of the RUR-5 ASROC to exploit the greater direct-path range of the new low-frequency OQS-XX and OQS-2x sonar systems. Following the end of the Cold War, this new anti-submarine missile yielded a complete improvement over prior systems, including not only simple range extension but also an improvement in responsiveness.^[2]

The missile is fired from Mark 41 vertical launching systems and is capable of reaching supersonic speeds. It is controlled by an inertial guidance system and uses thrust vectoring.^[2] Its maximum range is said to be over 30 kilometres (19 miles).^[1]

Operators

 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

- Akizuki-class destroyer

- Asahi-class destroyer

- Maya-class destroyer

See also

• List of missiles by country#Japan
• RUM-139 VL-ASROC
• SMART