PHL-191

China's Type 191 long-range box-shaped rocket artillery, displayed in two configurations at the September 2025 Beijing parade with campaign-level strike and tactical-support roles described by Xinhua.

Overview

The PHL-191 is a modular long-range rocket artillery system operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, whose launchers appeared in a July 2026 training release from the Chinese Ministry of National Defense. The US Naval War College's China Maritime Report No. 32 uses PCH191, also rendered PCH-191, and lists PHL191, PCL191 and PHL16 as alternate domestic designations; it describes the system as based on the related AR3 export system, rather than identifying AR3 as an interchangeable domestic designation. China is the only established PHL-191 operator, and no foreign operator has been publicly verified as of 1 October 2026; the Chinese Ministry of National Defense documents operation by a PLA Army artillery unit.

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