PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

BasilicaLew · 2025-10-24T21:07:55-0400

Chicken said:
Is it confirmed, that the HQ-20 is an ABM system? In the parade it was placed between HQ-11 and HQ-22, not together with the ABM systems and from the wording in a China Daily article, quoting an retired PLA officer, it seems that it is more of a general-purpose SAM, not specialized for ABM.
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Pac-3 isnt specialized for ABM but it can attempt it. But if hq-20 is just better than hq-22 than I dont see why not

antiterror13 · 2025-10-24T22:29:44-0400

bsdnf said:
No evidence that the PLA has adopted it. HQ-16F is so upgraded that it is very close to the HQ-9. I doubt the PLA will choose it.

Strong rumours indicated that likely 054B will carry HQ-16F

The question is whether 054A can carry HQ-16F

siegecrossbow · 2025-10-24T23:44:50-0400

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FB-10A inducted. Official designation within China might be HQ-13.

Wrought · 2025-10-25T01:38:32-0400

Chicken said:
Is it confirmed, that the HQ-20 is an ABM system? In the parade it was placed between HQ-11 and HQ-22, not together with the ABM systems and from the wording in a China Daily article, quoting an retired PLA officer, it seems that it is more of a general-purpose SAM, not specialized for ABM.
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I'm still not sure what HQ-20 brings to the table that HQ-22 doesn't. What's the differentiation of capabilities between two medium-range systems? BMD seems plausible enough, but that's still just a guess. There must be some reason why they want both though, especially since the upgraded HQ-22A was also paraded next to it.

Totoro · 2025-10-25T03:43:09-0400

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FB-10A inducted. Official designation within China might be HQ-13.

Who will use it? What use case does it have? Are those known?
Personally, i might speculate it is a pla army sam, to be used in light brigades. (Heavy and medium brigades get tracked and wheeled hq17)
But there might be other uses for it...

bsdnf · 2025-10-25T04:40:07-0400

Totoro said:
Who will use it? What use case does it have? Are those known?
Personally, i might speculate it is a pla army sam, to be used in light brigades. (Heavy and medium brigades get tracked and wheeled hq17)
But there might be other uses for it...

yes, high mobility light brigade

Builder · 2025-10-25T06:24:26-0400

'FB-10A inducted. Official designation within China might be HQ-13'
Will this be used in conjunction with the Mengshi based 35 mm
revolver gun?

Totoro · 2025-10-25T07:48:16-0400

While its plausible there is also a gun component to the air defense battalion in light brigades, i don't think there have been indications that mengshi based 35mm guns seen at zhuhai shows have been put into PLA service.

by78 · 2025-10-25T10:59:33-0400

A new SHORAD in service with PLAGF. Designation unknown, but in the 3rd image below you can see ADK13 painted on a launcher tube.

TheWanderWit · 2025-10-25T12:01:53-0400

Totoro said:
While its plausible there is also a gun component to the air defense battalion in light brigades, i don't think there have been indications that mengshi based 35mm guns seen at zhuhai shows have been put into PLA service.

It's been spotted before. Here, in PLA colors.

PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

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