That's a real thingmockup....
That's a real thingmockup....
Indeed that's exactly what it is, here's the trade mark for it:View attachment 77585
Looks like something from Ace Combat or Yukikaze or Macross
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MA MA MIA, and this is the export version! I wonder what the range for the actual HQ-9B in service with the PLAAF is. No wonder some US DoD sources state that the HQ-9B (in service with the PLA) has a range of nearly 300km. Combined with AESA radar, that is an extremely powerful system (surpassed only by S-400's 40N6 and even out-stick the SM-6).
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there is 500km intercept test several years ago.Now this is a big piece of news. Finally an official confirmation of HQ-9B range. While this is almost certainly range against cooperative, slow targets and not alerted fighter jets, it's still a huge figure. Given that the HQ-9 missiles are slightly smaller than the missiles for S-300/400 this is basically utilization of tech level in between the Russian 48N6DM (250 km range) and 40N6 (400 km range)