HQ-16 | |
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Type | Surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | 2011 – present |
Used by | Primary user:
China See Operators section for others |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) |
Specifications | |
Detonation mechanism | impact / proximity |
Engine | rocket motor |
Propellant | solid fuel |
Operational range | 40 kilometres (25 mi) (HQ-16/HQ-16A) (slant)
[1] 70 kilometres (43 mi) (HQ-16B) [1] 160 kilometres (99 mi) (HQ-16FE) [2] |
Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing [1] |
Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher [1] Ship [3] |
The HQ-16 ( simplified Chinese: 红旗-16; traditional Chinese: 紅旗-16; pinyin: Hóng Qí-16; lit. 'Red Banner-16'; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-16) [4] [5] is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It is derived from earlier versions of the Russian Buk missile system. [1] [3]
Development began in 2005, and was reportedly assisted by the Almaz-Antey Corporation. [4] It was initially developed as a naval system. [1] In late-2011, China reported the "co-development between Russia and China" of the missile was complete. [4]
The HQ-16B was developed by late-2011. [4]
A ground battery consists of a command post, two multifunction radars, and four to six launchers. Each launcher has six missiles. [1]
The platform for the HHQ-16, the Type 054A frigate, entered service in 2008. [6] The HQ-16A entered service in 2011. [7]
The HQ-16A entered Chinese service in 2011. [7]
Pakistan entered negotiations to purchase the missile in 2015. [8] The LY-80s entered service with the Pakistan Army in March 2017. [9]
Original land-based variant [1] with a range of 40 kilometres (25 mi). [7]
Naval variant, [3] reportedly a domestic-produced variant of the 9M317ME missile. [10]
Improved variant with slant range exceeding 70 kilometres (43 mi). [1]
Improved variant with slant range exceeding 70 kilometres (43 mi). [1]
Export variant. [11]
Export naval variant. [11]
Improved variant with range up to 160 kilometres (99 mi). [2]
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