HQ-9 Technical Data
| Status: | Active |
| Type: | Medium/High Altitude, Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile |
| Contractors: | China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC) |
| IOC: | ~1997 |
| Operator: | PLAAF |
| Active Variants: | HQ-9, HQ-9A, HQ-9B |
| Missile Speed: | Mach 4.2 |
| Max Range: | 108 nm (162 nm for HQ-9B) |
| Max Altitude: | 65,616 ft. |
| Capacity: | 32+ launchers |
| Components: | 8 TELs, 1 HT-233 radar, and a TWS-312 command post |
| Targets: | Low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, air-to-ground missiles, tactical ballistic missiles, airborne radar systems |
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