PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

Not sure if it was mentioned before but in the CCTV interview with the HQ-16FE designer he mentions that the FE has a dual pulse rocket motor.

sunnymaxi said:

HQ-9C variant also unveiled ..

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HQ-9B has 250km range. so what could be the range of C variant ?? 350-400km ????

@ACuriousPLAFan ..

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Um. Isn't this "HQ-9C" the same slender missile displayed at Zhuhai 2 years ago? Looks like it to me.

Does the HQ-19 launch at a slight angle so it won't hit the launch vehicle if a missile fails ignition after leaving tube?

Possibly. but also because BM defense radars must look at a single quadrant all the time, without interruptions. And since land-based BM defense units would generally get too expensive and too impractical to feature several powerful radars, covering all quadrants, a single radar is generally issued to said land based ABM defenses. Which then means that a single quadrant is really protected, and thus it can actually be beneficial if the missile launcher is already slanted in said direction. There is no need for the missiles to be ready to go in any which way from the start.

HQ-19 with a soldier standing next to it to give an idea of its size.

Two more high-resolution images of HQ-19, which shows its slightly tilted launch position.

by78 said:

HQ-19 with a soldier standing next to it to give an idea of its size.

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Awesome image.
Not counting the gas canister portion of the container, I'm getting between 6.3 and 6.6 meters for the length of the container, using the two persons visible. That's if I assume 1.8 m height (that includes soles of their boots)

If i assume 1.75 m height, then that gets down to 6.4 to 6.1 meters.

Subtracting some clearance, the missile itself should be either just under 6 meters in length or just over 6 meters.

Totoro said:

I'm getting between 6.3 and 6.6 meters for the length of the container

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More like ~9m