clearly based on new airbone chassis, not ZBD03A.
PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems
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I think we can see a pedestal on the left, too.
CCTV reports confirm that the 73rd Group Army's air defense brigade has been equipped with HQ-16F missiles, not just the radar.
via Weibo: 沉默的山羊
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Interesting that the launch containers are still the same. one would have expected them to be different and a bit narrower/lighter, given that the missile itself has a slimmer footprint. One should be able to keep the same interface on the truck, with slimmer containers still fitting inside the brace with some spacers built into a container.
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In that seethrough container mockup it seems the rear fins aren't folded at all. Which is a bit weird, as the fins appear relatively small for a missile of that size. The in flight image of the missile also seems to support the idea the fins were made quite a bit smaller, though it's really too blurry to be sure aboute exact size and presence of hinges.
Hq16F in service full video now they should replace all hq16/A/B with hq16C/F
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CCTV's report included an interesting detail: OPFOR launched JY-260 and other high-subsonic stealth target drones simulating LARSM and NSM, while the HQ-16F's launch range was 50 kilometers.
Whether this was a deliberate simulation or real data from an exercise, the PLA is conveying a message: the US military should not assume that the LARSM's stealth capabilities are sufficient to easily penetrate our air defenses.