FB-10 () is a mobile light air defense missile system developed by the

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(CASC).

Development and history

Unveiled at the 2016

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, it features a 6x6 TEL with a

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, optical sensor, and eight missile tubes. The engagement range is , and the engagement altitude is from . According to Chinese sources, the FB-10 missile is similar to the

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rolling airframe missile system with infrared/radar dual mode hybrid guidance system. The FB-10A missile has a range of , an engagement altitude of , and a dual-mode guidance system that consists of radio command and imaging infrared (IIR) homing. The radio and IIR guidance allows the missile to be more resistant against countermeasures.

Platforms

;FB-10 System : FB-10 missile is a type of fire-and-forget air defense missile with an

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(IIR) guidance system. It can be mounted on a truck. ;FB-10A Mengshi : Air defense vehicle based on the

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6x6 chassis. The vehicle features a phased array radar, an optical sensor turret, and eight FB-10A missiles. ;SWS2/LD35 : Air defense vehicle SHORAD gun/missile system based on the VN-1 chassis. Before 2024, it featured a 35 mm cannon and four TY-90 surface-to-air missiles. In 2024, the SWS2 air defense system was updated to use an unmodified VN-1 chassis with a remotely-controlled turret. The turret has the same 35 mm cannon, but the missiles are replaced with six FB-10A. ;Type 625E : Air defense vehicle with a 6-barrel 25 mm Gatling gun and eight FB-10A or FN-16 short-range missiles, mounted on an off-road capable 8x8 truck chassis. ;SWS3/LD35L : Air defense gun-missile system mounted on

6×6 wheeled chassis. The Aramanets consist of a 35mm single-barrel autocannon and two launchers for FB-10A. The sensor suite onboard includes an electro-optical turret and a phased-array radar. This vehicle is in service with

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's light combined arms brigades.

Variants

;FB-10: original variant first displayed in 2016 in a 6x6 truck chassis. ;FB-10A: Lightweight variant for improved air mobility, first displayed in 2021 on a new 6x6 Dongfeng Menshi chassis.

Operators

People's Liberation Army Ground Force The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF), also referred to as the PLA Army, is the army, land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and also its largest and oldest branch. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 192 ...

: FB-10A

Specifications (FB-10A)

Reference *launch mode: Oblique servo hot launch *guidance: Radio command +

(IIR) homing seeker *minimum range: *maximum range: *minimum altitude: *maximum altitude: *single-shot kill probability: >80% against aircraft targets; >70% against missile targets *radar range: 50 km *radar azimuth: 0º - 360º *radar elevation: 0º - 45º *engagement on the move: Yes

References

{{Chinese_Missiles, state=collapsed Missile defense Weapons of the People's Republic of China Military equipment introduced in the 2010s Surface-to-air missiles of the People's Republic of China