The doesn't really make sense.
PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems
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The doesn't really make sense.
You can check the difference of HHQ series and HQ series in each generation. I suppose institute design missile for PLA and PLAAF first, then trying to move it to the ship. In comparison, the standard series is design for navy at beginning.
No, my question is why do you think that the PLAN HHQ-9 family is "a generation" behind that of the ground based HQ-9?
I fully agree that they likely develop the ground version first and then develop a naval variant spin off, but I do not believe we have any indication that in terms of development and fielding cycles that the naval variant fielded by the PLAN at any one point is a whole generation behind that of the ground based version.
Observation. You can check the image of HQ-9 missile body in the video of military exercise. Compare the time you found the HQ-9B and HHQ-9B.
How do you distinguish HQ-9 from HQ-9B from videos of military exercises when they share the same airframe?
Sorry, I mean HQ-16 series.
Surely, you are not under the impression that HQ-16 is a generation ahead of HQ-9?
No, I mean you can easily identify the HQ-16B.
Hmm, Skydragon. The Nasams equivalent of China. When i saw the new launcher i thought they repackaged the Skydragon 50 launcher (that Morocco bought). Turns out it could be for skydragon 100. If the seeker of Skydragon 50 is from PL-12 my guess is this would be from PL-15.
