HQ-16 | |
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![]() HQ-16A ground launcher | |
Type | Surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | 2011 – present |
Used by | Primary user: China See Operators section for others |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) |
Specifications | |
Detonation mechanism | impact / proximity |
Engine | rocket motor |
Propellant | solid fuel |
Operational range | 40 kilometres (25 mi) (HQ-16/HQ-16A) (slant)[1] 70 kilometres (43 mi) (HQ-16B)[1] 160 kilometres (99 mi) (HQ-16FE)[2] |
Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing[1] |
Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher[1] Ship[3] |
The HQ-16 (simplified Chinese: 红旗-16; traditional Chinese: 紅旗-16; pinyin: Hóng Qí-16; lit. 'Red Banner-16'; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-16)[4][5] is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It is derived from earlier versions of the Russian Buk missile system.[1][3]
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