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HQ-9 | |
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Type | Long-range surface-to-air missile Anti-satellite weapon Anti-ballistic missile |
Place of origin | China |
Service history | |
In service | Pre-2001 – present[1] |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation[2] |
Specifications | |
Operational range | 120 km (HQ-9)[3] 300 km (HQ-9B)[4][5] |
Flight ceiling | 50 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]
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