China shows off HongQi-10 (Reg Flag 10) tests on primetime television

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China shows off new missile test on primetime television - Channel NewsAsia


China has unveiled its latest military hardware on primetime television, an advanced air defence system that reports said has a "high success rate" destroying incoming missiles and aircraft.

BEIJING: China has unveiled its latest military hardware on primetime television, an advanced air defence system that reports said has a "high success rate" destroying incoming missiles and aircraft.

The HongQi-10 (Reg Flag 10) surface-to-air missile was shown in the evening news bulletin Wednesday (Sep 10) being fired from ships and land-based mobile launchers, and exploding in the sky on impact with its target.

It will protect warships against rockets over a limited area, and will be used alongside an "area defence system" which covers a larger area but has a slower response time, the state-run Global Times newspaper said Thursday (Sep 11).

"As a naval point defence missile system, HongQi-10 boasts a particularly quick response to low-altitude missiles that area defence systems fail to intercept," it quoted Lan Yun, deputy chief editor of monthly journal Modern Ships, as saying. It cited him adding that it had a high success rate in hitting its targets.

Missiles only 1.5-10m (5-30 feet) above sea level can be targeted with the new system, which takes only 10 seconds to launch, Lan said. The missiles can also used to protect ground forces from air attacks by "jets, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles", the Global Times report said, citing an expert.

Beijing has been increasing its military might and naval reach in recent years, and President Xi Jinping regularly urges the country to strengthen its ability to "win battles".

- AFP/by

 

[rcrmj]

this one is state of the art, and also quite expensive, Type730 CIWS costs 130 million RMB per unit, imagine how much this system is going to be

 

[帅的一匹]

this one is state of the art, and also quite expensive, Type730 CIWS costs 130 million RMB per unit, imagine how much this system is going to be

I never expect it is that expensive

 

[rcrmj]

I never expect it is that expensive

婆3讲的，超级大本营里的‘海平面’ 有关于730的科普文章

one unit of 730 includes two Gatling guns, two sets of independent observation and targeting sub-systems and one control and command system

in order to bring down the cost, the export version of Type 730 only has one independent observation and targeting kit. Like the one we exported to Pakistan

 

[aliaselin]

I never expect it is that expensive

This is why Pakistan choose type 730B for their frigates, which have saved one set of sensor. By the way, FL-3000N is not very expensive compared to Type 730, as BD has spent only 12 million dollars for two sets of FL-3000 Sam Sticks air defence system, base facilities and target drone and firing test facility(8X each).

 

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