The HQ-16 ()
is a medium-range
surface-to-air missile (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 ...
.
Development
Development began in 2005, and was reportedly assisted by the
Almaz-Antey Corporation.
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 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
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HQ-16A, HQ-16B and HHQ-16.
;
LY-80, LY-80N.
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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