PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

antiterror13

Brigadier
Given how the HQ-16FE has a range of 160km with the same size, does this confirm what many have suspected all along? That the HQ-16 intentionally sacrifices range for higher agility than similarly ranged missiles like ESSM?

Or does it simply represent an improvement in PLA rocket and propellant technology?

I think both, also interesting how big the warhead on HQ-16FE compared to HQ-16A/B ... HQ-16x series have a relatively big warhead to have better chance to hit the target that can also apply proximity fuse
 

Jason_

Junior Member
Registered Member
Given how the HQ-16FE has a range of 160km with the same size, does this confirm what many have suspected all along? That the HQ-16 intentionally sacrifices range for higher agility than similarly ranged missiles like ESSM?

Or does it simply represent an improvement in PLA rocket and propellant technology?
Earlier HQ-16 variants are limited by their SARH/TVM guidance, which prevents the use of optimized semi-ballistic trajectory.
 

by78

General
The warheads of FD-2000 and LY-80 missiles.

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Another image.

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Lucas234

New Member
Registered Member
When deeply looking at the photos of the FK-3000 system and the CASIC "anti-drone solution" screenshots, it seems that there are THREE, not two types of missiles integrated in the FK-3000 system.

1. The biggest one is FK-3000/L or "short-range missile" and can be mounted in 6-pack at one launcher console of the main vehicle (right side of the specimen). The missile itself was was presented next to the main vehicle.

2. The middle one is "small missile" and can be mounted in 12x4-pack at one launcher console of the main vehicle (left side of the specimen). The missile itself was not presented, but its overall look in the video is similar to QW portable missiles.

3. The smallest one is FK-3000/S or "micro missile" and there are six such missiles packed in a box. Six such boxes can be mounted at one console of the main vehicle (see the picture on the placard) and also two such boxes can be carried by the unmanned "slave" vehicle. The missile itself was presented on the unmanned "slave" vehicle.
 

by78

General
An excerpt from an academic paper that talks about a tri-mode (microwave + infrared+ radar) seeker. I wonder if this seeker is on the HQ-10.

Corrections on translation errors are welcome.

主动毫米波雷达导引头采用弹载相控阵技术,其相控阵天线扫描速度快、扫描范围大、 抗电子干扰能力强、指向精度高,又没有机械随动系统,体积小、重量轻,适于弹上使用; 红外成像导 引头采用红外凝视焦平面成像技术。为了缩小导引头的体积,考虑兼容性,在结构上红外探测器与毫米波天线采用共口径的卡寒格伦光学系统/相控阵天线复合系统。

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1红外凝视成像导引头
2复合头罩
3被动微波导引头夭线(相位干涉仪)
4主动毫米波导引头相控阵天线5复合导引头信号处理部分
The active millimeter-wave radar seeker adopts phased array technology. It's compact, light weight, and has fast scanning speed, large scanning range, strong jamming resistance, and high guidance accuracy. The imaging infrared seeker adopts focal-plane array technology. In order to reduce seeker size, both the infrared detector and the millimeter-wave antenna use a common-aperture composite Cassegrain optical/phased array antenna system.

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1 Imaging infrared seeker
2 Composite shroud
3 Passive microwave antenna (phase interferometer)
4 Active millimeter-wave phased array seeker
5 Signal processor


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