The HQ-16 ()
is a medium-range
surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...
(SAM) from the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It is derived from earlier versions of the Russian
Buk missile system
The Buk (russian: link=no, "Бук"; "beech" (tree), ) is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter cruise mis ...
.
Development
Development began in 2005, and was reportedly assisted by the
Almaz-Antey Corporation
JSC Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" (russian: link=no, ОАО "Концерн ВКО "Алмаз-Антей"») is a Russian state-owned company in the arms industry, a result of a merger of Antey Corporation and NPO Almaz, unifying some of the nati ...
.
It was initially developed as a naval system. In late-2011, China reported the "co-development between Russia and China" of the missile was complete.
The HQ-16B was developed by late-2011.
A ground battery consists of a command post, two multifunction radars, and four to six launchers. Each launcher has six missiles.
Operational history
The platform for the HHQ-16, the
Type 054A frigate
The Type 054A (NATO/ OSD Jiangkai II) is a class of guided-missile frigate from the People's Republic of China. It is a development of the Type 054 frigate; compared to its predecessor, the Type 054A has medium-range air defense capability in th ...
, entered service in 2008.
The HQ-16A entered service in 2011.
The HQ-16A entered Chinese service in 2011.
Pakistan entered negotiations to purchase the missile in 2015. The LY-80s entered service with the
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...
in March 2017.
Variants
;HQ-16A
Original land-based variant with a range of .
;HHQ-16
Naval variant.
;HQ-16B
Improved variant with slant range exceeding .
;HQ-16C
Improved variant with slant range exceeding .
;LY-80
Export variant.
;LY-80N
Export naval variant.
Operators
;
HQ-16A, HQ-16B and HHQ-16.
;
LY-80, LY-80N.
References
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Surface-to-air missiles of the People's Republic of China
Naval surface-to-air missiles
Military equipment introduced in the 2010s