In the future, the environment of naval warfare is changing rapidly, and the need for long-range precision strike capability outside the defense zone is becoming more and more urgent. If realizing no controlling after launch, intelligent anti-ship missile is needed to be developed. The foreign development situation and characteristics of intelligent anti-ship missiles are summarized, the abilities of the missiles are analyzed. And the development of intelligent seeker, intelligent killing, intelligent decision-making, intelligent penetration, multi-sensor information fusion, micro electro mechanical, date link and intelligent missiles collaborative technology are researched, which is provided enlightenment for anti-ship missile development.