HQ-7

The HQ-7 (simplified Chinese: 红旗-7; traditional Chinese: 紅旗-7; pinyin: Hóng Qí-7; lit. 'Red Banner-7'; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-4)[3] is a short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It was developed by the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Institute from the French R-440 Crotale SAM.[2] It entered service in the early 1980s.[1]

HQ-7
TypeSurface-to-air missile
Place of originPeople's Republic of China
Specifications
Mass84.5 kg (186 lb)
Length3 m (9.8 ft)
Diameter0.156 m (6.1 in)

Enginesolid fuel rocket
Operational
range
  • 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) (slant, fast target)[1]
  • 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) (slant, slow target)[1]
Guidance
system
Launch
platform

A ground battery consists of a short-range radar and three launchers. Each launcher has four or eight missiles.[1]

Variants

Eight-missile HHQ-7 launcher on Shenzhen.
HQ-7A

Original command-guided version.[2]

HHQ-7

Naval variant.[4][5]

HQ-7B

Improved version.[6]

FM-80

Export version of the HQ-7A.[2]

FM-90

Export version of the HQ-7B.[6]

FM-90N

Naval variant of the FM-90.[7][8]

Operators

Map with HQ-7 operators in blue
 Algeria

FM-90.[9]

 Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Army: FM-90
  • Bangladesh Air Force: FM-90
  • Bangladesh Navy: FM-90N[7] and HHQ-7.[4]
 People's Republic of China

HQ-7A, HQ-7B[10] and HHQ-7.[5]

 Iran

FM-80.[11]

 Pakistan

FM-90 and FM-90N.[8]

 Turkmenistan

FM-90.[12]

See also

  • Ya Zahra (unlicensed Iranian copy of the system)
    • Herz-9 (mobile version of the Ya Zahra system)

References

Sources

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