- HQ-9
The HQ-9 ( _zh. 红旗;
pinyin : "hóng qí") is China’s new generation medium- to long-range,semi-active radar homing air defence missile .cite journal |author=「黃河」 |year=2001 |month=Jan |title=巡天神箭 紅旗9號與紅旗家族動態 |journal=Defence International |issue=114 |pages=72–81 |url=http://www.diic.com.tw]Initially an indigenous design, the HQ-9 missile was said to have undergone a redesign to incorporate Russian
rocket technology after the acquirement ofS-300 5V55-series missiles from Russia. There are unconfirmed rumors that the HQ-9 uses guidance system developed from the U.S.Patriot missile technology.cite web |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/army/surfacetoairmissile/hq9.asp |title=HQ-9 / FT-2000 Surface-to-Air Missile | Ground Forces | SinoDefence.com |accessdate=2006-12-09]The naval HQ-9 appears to be identical to the land-based variant. Its naval type HHQ-9 is equipped in the PLAN
Type 052C Lanzhou class destroyer inVLS launch tubes.cite web |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/navalmissile/hq9naval.asp |title=Chinese Defence Today - Naval HQ-9 Ship-to-Air Missile |accessdate=2006-12-09]The land-based HQ-9 system has an
anti-radiation variant, known as the FT-2000 for export.Missile
Similar to the Russian
S-300V , the HQ-9 is a two-stage missile. The first stage has a diameter of 700 mm and the 2nd stage 560 mm, with a total mass of 2 tons and a length of 9m. The missile is armed with a 180 kgwarhead and has a maximum speed ofMach 4.2.The system first used a missile in a box-like launcher canted at an angle, just like the
MIM-104 Patriot . However the missile was very large because of China's limited experience with solid-fuel rockets. Due to Russian assistance and technology transfers, the missile and launcher are in their present form, atransporter erector launcher with missiles inside a cylindrical container.cite web |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/army/surfacetoairmissile/hq9.asp |title=HQ-9 / FT-2000 Surface-to-Air Missile | Ground Forces | SinoDefence.com |accessdate=2006-12-09]Radars
The HQ-9 employs an enlarged and improved version of the KS-1 (a medium-range PRC SAM) SJ-212 [Sinodefence cites the SJ-212 for the KS-1: cite web |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/army/surfacetoairmissile/ks1.asp |title=Chinese Defence Today - KS-1 Surface-to-Air Missile |accessdate=2006-12-09] . This radar has greater similarities to the Patriot's MPQ-53 than the S-300's 30N6 (Flap-Lid) series [Flap Lid radars operate in the I/J band, with a very narrow 0.5 degree beam. Original variants had no search ability programmed. The later variants incorporate a secondary search capability but the search zone is narrow and slow] , working in the NATO G-band (4-6 GHz) as a
search and targeting radar . This could be due to an alleged transfer of Patriot technology to China. [http://www.nti.org/db/china/imisr.htm China's Missile Imports and Assistance From Israel] NTI: China - February 282003 ] The radar can search a 120 degree arc in azimuth and 0-90 degrees in elevation out to 300 km, with a peak power output on 1MW (average 60 kW).Fact|date=May 2007 The radar is credited as being able to track 100 targets and guides up to 6 missiles to 6 targets.Fact|date=May 2007The HQ-9A supplements this with the brigade level HT-233 radar. A UHF radar, it is credited with a detection range of 120 kmFact|date=May 2007 [Assumed target RCS unknown] , scanning 360 degrees in azimuth and 0-65 degrees in elevation.Fact|date=May 2007 It can track 100 targets and designate 50 for engagements.Fact|date=May 2007
Comparable SAMs
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S-300P
*MIM-104 Patriot References
External links
* [http://www.sinodefence.com/army/surfacetoairmissile/hq9.asp HQ-9 / FT-2000 SAM] Sinodefence
* [http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/navalmissile/hq9naval.asp Naval HQ-9 SAM] Sinodefence
* [http://www.missilethreat.com/systems/hq-9_china.html HQ-9] Missilethreat.com
* [http://geimint.blogspot.com/2007/10/hq-9-sam-system-site-analysis.html The HQ-9 SAM System: A Site Analysis] October 27, 2007
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