HQ-16A vs HQ-16B
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
HQ-16 SAM in Tibet.
Back in May 2014, it was reported that the new HQ-16 has been deployed
to Tibet for the first time during an anti-air drill., unfortunately the
participating military unit was not spelled out.. Fast forward three
months and now it is confirmed that the hosting unit was the 651st
Independent Air Defense Brigade, organic to the Tibet MD. Yup, that
means the HQ-16 is here to stay.
Not sure this is a one-time proof of concept or a permanent deployment.
This CCTV report shows a militia managed ammunition depot offloading
HQ-16A launchers to the near by Shanghai Garrison. This is to suggest
that after the 38th and 39th Group Army, the Shanghai Garrison is also protected by the HQ-16A
Replacing the old HQ-61, which never enjoyed large-scale deployment
Friday, May 02, 2014
Photos of the day: HQ-16A in Tibet
Friday, June 15, 2012
HQ-16A in Shanghai
Sunday, March 11, 2012
HQ-16A spotted in service with the 1st Battalion, 4th Air Defense Brigade, 38th Group Army.
Old HQ61 SAM
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Land Based HQ16 VLS SAM has entered service, confirmed by Chinese media
New surface to air missile ready for action: PLA
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/677362/New-surface-to-air-missile-ready-for-action-PLA.aspx
Global Times | September 28, 2011 03:40
By Xu Tianran Share
Official military media for the first time acknowledged Monday that China's new land-based mid-range Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system has reached operational capability. Military observers say that deployment of this missile system will boost China's air defense capability.
The new SAM system, dubbed by foreign media as the Hongqi-16, or Red Flag-16, has been delivered to an air defense unit in the Shenyang Military Region.
In a recent drill, two HQ-16 missiles fired by the unit successfully hit their aerial targets, the official website of the People's Liberation Army Daily reported Monday.
As well as being able to engage aerial targets at high altitude, the mid-range HQ-16 is also able to intercept very low-flying targets at a distance of up to about 40 kilometers, filling the gap between the HQ-7 short-range SAM and the HQ-9 long-range SAM systems, Lan Yun, editor of Modern Ships, a Beijing-based military magazine, told the Global Times.
According to Modern Navy, the official magazine of the PLA Navy, the naval variant of the missile system, which has been fitted on Type 054A frigates, can intercept sea-skimming missiles that fly less than 10 meters above the sea surface.
In modern air attacks, large numbers of land-attack cruise missiles, such as the US Tomahawk missile, are being used, Lan said. "They fly about 50 meters above the ground to avoid early radar warning and interception attempts," he added.
But the current mid-range SAM missile system HQ-12 can only engage targets that fly 300 meters above ground, according to the promotion brochure of its export version, called the KS-1A system.
"Besides the low-altitude engagement capability, the HQ-16 is also more accurate than the HQ-12. The deployment of the land-based HQ-16 can greatly enhance the mainland's capability to counter modern air attacks," Lan said.
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