HQ-16

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The HQ-16 (Template:Zh; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-16)<ref name="fisher-Gibson_2016-09-07">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="IISS_2023">Template:Cite book</ref> is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It is derived from earlier versions of the Russian Buk missile system.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn

DevelopmentEdit

Development began in 2005, and was reportedly assisted by the Almaz-Antey Corporation.<ref name="fisher-Gibson_2016-09-07" /> It was initially developed as a naval system.Template:Sfn In late-2011, China reported the "co-development between Russia and China" of the missile was complete.<ref name="fisher-Gibson_2016-09-07" />

The HQ-16B was developed by late-2011.<ref name="fisher-Gibson_2016-09-07" />

A ground battery consists of a command post, two multifunction radars, and four to six launchers. Each launcher has six missiles.Template:Sfn

Operational historyEdit

The platform for the HHQ-16, the Type 054A frigate, entered service in 2008.<ref name="Dominguez_2018-01-15">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The HQ-16A entered service in 2011.<ref name="janes_2021-03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The HQ-16A entered Chinese service in 2011.<ref name="janes_2021-03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Pakistan entered negotiations to purchase the missile in 2015.Template:Sfn The LY-80s entered service with the Pakistan Army in March 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>