HQ-16 Technical Data
| Status: | Active |
| NATO Name: | SA-16 |
| Type: | Medium-range surface-to-air missile |
| Contractors: | China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC), China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) |
| IOC: | 2011 |
| Operator: | PLAAF, PLANAF |
| Active Variants: | HQ-16A, HQ-16B, HHQ-16 |
| Missile Speed: | Mach 4 |
| Max Range: | 21.6 nm |
| Max Altitude: | 32,808 ft. |
| Components: | HQ-16 battalion includes 12 TELs, a C2 vehicle, 3 tracking and guidance radars, a target searching radar, power supply vehicle, and support vehicles. |
| Targets: | Aircraft, cruise missiles, UAVs, SRBMs, and MRBMs |
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