HQ-17AE
At the Zhuhai Air Show in 2018, China exhibited the domestic FM-2000 short-range air defense missile system for exporting and selling silver. It is actually the export version of the "Hongqi-17A" wheeled field air defense missile. According to the technical performance of the domestic FM-2000 short-range air defense missile system, our army’s own version of the "Hongqi-17A wheeled field air defense missile system should have a range of 1.5 kilometers to 15 kilometers or more, and the maximum range may reach zround 18-20 kilometers, it has become a killer of "armed helicopters", providing an effective air defense net for China's army's wheeled rapid reaction forces, so that the enemy's armed helicopters that were once unscrupulous in the face of China's army's wheeled armored forces have real "natural enemies".
In addition, the guided air defense system, in addition to dealing with enemy armed helicopters, can also deal with enemy fixed-wing fighters, air-to-ground precision missiles and cruise missiles", of course, "Hongqi-17A wheeled field air defense missile system" is not only a weapon for field air defense, but also can serve as an important air defense mission. After all, this missile can be used as an effective supplement for long-range missiles and medium-range missiles.
China unveiled its domestically developed, latest generation troop-accompanying field air defense missile system, the HQ-17AE, in March 2021, announcing its availability for export, with analysts saying that it is a choice for its intended mission in modern warfare. Developed by the Second Academy of state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the made-for-export HQ-17AE troop-accompanying field air defense missile system has a series of high performance parameters and is integrated with many advanced technologies, according to a statement by CASIC. With the capabilities of intercepting high-performing targets and resisting saturation attack, while also integrating all functions into one vehicle equipped with a wheeled, off road chassis for high mobility, the system is dubbed a "low altitude aircraft hunter," the statement said.
The HQ-17AE uses advanced technologies including an all-solid state phased array radar, vertical cold launch missile system, direct force fast turn system and rotatable tail wings, giving the air defense missile system a fast reaction time and capability of adapting to complicated electromagnetic environments on the battlefield, its developer said, noting that the vehicle can launch while moving, and can interconnect with other vehicles into a network in combat.
The Hongqi-17A/AE air defense system is equipped with a search radar and an active phased array guidance radar. It is worth noting that the position of the radar for the tracked and wheeled chassis of the Hongqi 17 system is different. For the Hongqi-17 tracked chassis, its search radar is located in the front of the launch vehicle and the guidance radar is behind it. The wheeled chassis has a search radar at the rear and a guidance radar at the front.
Stressing the HQ-17AE's capability to accompany mechanized troops during their march, CASIC said that the system can effectively intercept not only fixed wing aircraft, armed helicopters, drones, tactical air-to-ground missiles, anti-radiation air-to-ground missiles and subsonic cruise missiles, but also more challenging targets such as stealth aircraft, supersonic cruise missiles and rockets.
The vehicle can run at a maximum of 90 kilometers per hour, and at 25 kilometers per hour when it is engaged in combat, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday. Each HQ-17AE vehicle can carry eight missiles, and is capable of guiding four missiles in attacking four targets simultaneously, as it has outstanding capability in intercepting multiple targets, the developing company said. This system is a choice for troop-accompanying or key facility air defense at terminal stage and close range in modern warfare, analysts said.
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