Induction of the smaller variant of the HQ-9 into active service with the PLA is now official with the STC. Posted by @太湖军I名 on Weibo.
PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems
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by78
General
A screen grab of what appears to be an academic paper that lists the requirements of a super long-range SAM designed to hit enemy AWACs and bombers. Does anyone have access to the paper?
Some of the requirements listed are:
– Max range > 2000km
– Missile length <10m
– Missile diameter <0.8m
– Mass <4 tons
– Two stages
– Vertically launched
– Active radar homing (?)
Here's the full paper. It appears to be a purely academic exercise used to demonstrate and doesn't appear to indicate an actual project, not to mention The Journal of Graphics isn't exactly a publication known for military-related topics.
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Besides its super long range, which I think it is an unintentional leak of the capability of their hypersonic carrier vehicles as the 2000km range must be realistic enough for constructing a meaningful model for further optimisation, the most interesting part is that the missile itself can track the moving target even before mid-term guidance kicks in, as shown as the No.8 activation box "8. Target tracking" in the sequence diagram. It is quite shocking to me. I guess there must be some secret ingredients in there.
antiterror13
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What does "smaller variant" mean? Does it mean shorter range, lighter warhead or just the dimensions?
Some claimed those to be HQ-9B, but I highly doubt it. I think it could be a new variant that is a derivative of the original HQ-9 SAM.