Type 03 Chū-SAM
| Type 03 Chu-SAM | |
|---|---|
 Type 03 Chu-SAM | |
| Type | mobile surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2003 - Present |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mitsubishi Electric, Kato Works LTD. |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | About 570kg |
| Length | 4.9 m |
| Diameter | About 0.32m |
| Warhead | High-explosive |
| Warhead weight | 73 kg |
Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuse |
| Engine | Mitsubishi single-stage solid propellant rocket motor |
Operational range | 50 km or more |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.5 |
Guidance system | Active AESA radar homing seeker plus inertial guidance and mid flight command link with track-via-missile |
The Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (03式中距離地対空誘導弾, maru-san-shiki-chu-kyori-chi-tai-kuu-yuudou-dan) or SAM-4 or Chu-SAM (中SAM, Chū-Samu) is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile system in service with the JGSDF. The SAM's vehicle chassis is based on the Kato Works Ltd/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NK series heavy crane truck. It uses a state-of-the-art active electronically scanned array radar.