The HQ-9 is a long-range anti-aircraft missile system developed by China, designed to target enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, tactical ballistic missiles, and helicopters.

There is no longer any reason for China to acknowledge the diplomatic fig leaf of Xi Jinping’s “militarization” assurance.

In the seventh of a series on Chinese weapons systems, we look at the country’s new anti-ballistic missile system. After 14 years of testing, China has debuted the Hongqi-19 (HQ-19), an anti ...