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DISPATCH 04/26 · 23 Oct 2026
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HQ-12 / KS-1

The HQ-12, developed from the export-oriented KS-1 family, is a Chinese road-mobile medium-range surface-to-air missile system built around phased-array fire control and exported across Asia.

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HQ-7 / FM-90

The HQ-7 is a Chinese short-range surface-to-air missile system derived from the French Crotale, with the improved FM-90 serving as its principal export version.

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SC-19 / DN-series ASAT

China's SC-19 is a ground-launched, hit-to-kill anti-satellite weapon associated with the wider DN-series of exo-atmospheric interceptors and the destructive 2007 Fengyun-1C test.

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YJ-83 / C-802

China's widely exported family of subsonic, turbojet-powered anti-ship cruise missiles, fielded from ships, aircraft and coastal launchers and reproduced in Iran as the Noor, Qader and Ghadir.

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YJ-12

China's YJ-12 is a ramjet-powered supersonic anti-ship cruise missile fielded from H-6 bombers, surface ships and coastal launchers, with the CM-302 offered for export.

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YJ-18

China's YJ-18 is a ship- and submarine-launched cruise-missile family combining subsonic cruise with a supersonic terminal sprint, with reported anti-ship and land-attack variants.

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HQ-29

China's road-mobile exo-atmospheric ballistic-missile interceptor, presented as a follow-on to the HQ-19 but still defined more by its September 2025 parade appearance than by verified performance data.

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HQ-19

China's road-mobile exo-atmospheric interceptor, designed to defeat medium-range ballistic missiles through direct impact and provide an upper tier for the country's layered missile defenses.

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HQ-22

China's medium/long-range surface-to-air missile system — a cheaper complement to the HQ-9, exported as the FK-3 and marking China’s first strategic SAM in Europe with its sale to Serbia.

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HQ-17

China's indigenised short-range air defence system, derived from the Russian Tor-M1, providing mobile point and manoeuvre-unit protection against low-altitude threats.

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HQ-9B

China's indigenous long-range air-defense system, a Sinicized S-300 evolution with a claimed 260 km reach, limited anti-ballistic capability, and a growing operator list, though its combat effectiveness remains largely unproven.