HQ-9

HQ-9
An HQ-9 portable launcher during China's 60th anniversary parade in 2009, Beijing
TypeLong-range surface-to-air missile
Anti-satellite weapon
Anti-ballistic missile
Place of originChina
Service history
In servicePre-2001 – present[1]
Used bySee Operators
Production history
ManufacturerChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation[2]
Specifications

Operational
range
120 km (HQ-9)[3]
300 km (HQ-9B)[4][5]
Flight ceiling50 km (HQ-9B)[5]
Maximum speed Mach 4+[3]
Guidance
system
Semi-active radar homing[4]
Launch
platform
HQ-9 ground-launched[6]
HHQ-9 surface-launched[3]

The HQ-9 (simplified Chinese: 红旗-9; traditional Chinese: 紅旗-9; pinyin: Hóng Qí-9; lit. 'Red Banner-9') is a long-range semi-active radar homing (SARH) surface-to-air missile (SAM) developed by the People's Republic of China.[3][4] The naval variant is the HHQ-9 (simplified Chinese: 海红旗-9; traditional Chinese: 海紅旗-9; pinyin: Hǎi Hóng Qí-9; lit. 'Sea Red Banner-9').[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference janes_sws_hq9 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Grevatt, Jon (11 February 2016). "China's CASIC targets international expansion". Janes. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e McCabe, Thomas R. (23 March 2020). "Air and Space Power with Chinese Characteristics: China's Military Revolution" (PDF). Air & Space Power Journal. 34 (1): 28. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Dahm (March 2021): page 6
  5. ^ a b Chen, Chuanren (2 August 2017). "China Shows New Fighters, Missiles and Drones". AINonline. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ Fisher, Richard D Jr (11 February 2016). "China deploys HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles to Woody Island". Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2021.