HQ-9
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The HQ-9 is China’s new generation medium- to long-range, semi-active radar homing air defence missile.[1] Initially an indigenous design, the missile is said to undergo an redesign to incorporate the Russian rocket technology after the acquirement of S-300 from Russia, . There are uncomfirmed rumors that the HQ-9 uses guidance system developed from the U.S. Patriot missile technology[2]. 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 in VLS launch tubes[3].
The land-based HQ-9 system has an anti-radiation variant, known as the FT-2000 for export.
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[edit] Missile
Similar to the Russian S-300V, the HQ-9 is a two-stage missile. The first stage has a diameter of 700mm and the 2nd stage 560mm, with a total mass of 2 tons and a length of 9m. The missile is armed with a 180kg warhead and has a maximum speed of Mach 4.2.[1]
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, a transporter erector launcher with missiles inside a cylindrical container.[2]
[edit] Radars
The HQ-9 employs an enlarged and improved version of the KS-1 (a medium-range PRC SAM) SJ-202[1][4]. This radar has greater similarities to the Patriot's MPQ-53 than the S-300's 30N6 (Flap-Lid) series[5], working in the NATO G-band (4-6kHz) as a search and targeting radar. This is due to an alleged transfer of Patriot technology to China. .[6] The radar can search a 120 degree arc in azimuth and 0-90 degrees in elevation out to 300km, with a peak power output on 1MW (average 60kW). The radar is credited as being able to track 100 targets and guides up to 6 missiles to 6 targets.
The HQ-9A supplements this with the brigade level HT-233 radar. A UHF radar[2], it is credited with a detection range of 120km[7], scanning 360 degrees in azimuth and 0-65 degrees in elevation. It can track 100 targets and designate 50 for engagements.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c 「黃河」 (Jan 2001). "巡天神箭 紅旗9號與紅旗家族動態". Defence International (114): 72-81.
- ^ a b c HQ-9 / FT-2000 Surface-to-Air Missile. Retrieved on December 9, 2006.
- ^ Sinodefence cites the SJ-212 for the KS-1: Chinese Defence Today - KS-1 Surface-to-Air Missile. Retrieved on December 9, 2006.
- ^ 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
- ^ China's Missile Imports and Assistance From Israel NTI: China - February 28 2003
- ^ Assumed target RCS unknown
[edit] See also
Comparable SAMs:
