Tor missile system acquitted itself well in several campaigns by now including Syria, and Ukraine.
This HQ-17 system with improved Chinese AESA radar should have even better characteristics.
It remains to be seen how these systems will cope with the next generation of low end attack drones however.
I am talking about systems like the Turkish Kızılelma which can carry longer range land attack missiles.
Already we are seeing a shift in Russian technology with the future Ka-52M helicopter upgrade having 16km range ATGMs which double the range so the helicopter can operate outside range of MANPADS. If the next gen drones get similar ATGMs then we will have to see an increase in range of short range air to air systems like Tor to compensate.
This HQ-17 system with improved Chinese AESA radar should have even better characteristics.
It remains to be seen how these systems will cope with the next generation of low end attack drones however.
I am talking about systems like the Turkish Kızılelma which can carry longer range land attack missiles.
Already we are seeing a shift in Russian technology with the future Ka-52M helicopter upgrade having 16km range ATGMs which double the range so the helicopter can operate outside range of MANPADS. If the next gen drones get similar ATGMs then we will have to see an increase in range of short range air to air systems like Tor to compensate.
