Addition and Correction: PLA BMD weapons

[HunterDNiu]

PLA is believed to have been equipped with various endo-, exo- atmospheric and ASAT weapons.

Despite my best efforts I have not been able to gather an adequate amount of source and information pertaining the HQ-26 as a PAC-3 like interceptor and HQ-29 as a ship based SM-3 like interceptor.

• [x] HQ-19 (alternatively, HQ-9BG #4451, SC-19), 2017- Baseline: HQ-9, THAAD-ER, SC-19 (weapon 3447)

Length: 12m, diameter/span: 1.4m, weight: 1800kg

Released footage purporting to be a test firing illustrates HQ-19 has a larger booster that is about half the length of the vehicle, with fins at the aft.

Range: 600nm, Target alt: 30km-300km

Carbon fiber casing and improved solid fuel, together with a booster size akin to that of the THAAD-ER, may yield the "3x range, 10 defended area" advantage we expected from it. Sources also states multi-pulse reignitable SRM were used.

Warhead: KKV, Sensor: EO and IIR, DL: HQ-9, ABM

We are unable to tell the exact but these can be expected. MMW radar may be an option but less likely.

Targets: missiles, satellites Capability: Anti-Air All-Aspect Lock-On After Launch (LOAL) - CEC-Capable Weapon - INS w/ GNSS Navigation Re-Attack Capability Attitude Control - Combined Uses BeiDou/COMPASS Level Cruise Flight

Given its DLZ it could possess some direct ascent AS capability.

Launcher: TAS5380 8×8

• [x] - HQ-29, (alternatively, 动能末段低层反导拦截系统（8102工程）"Terminal Low-tier Kinetic Anti-missile Intercept System (Project 8102)") Baseline: PAC-3

• [x] - HQ-26, 2022- Baseline: SM-3 Blk IIA

• DN-2

Keep original.

• [x] - DN-3, 2010- Baseline: GBI, DF-21

Length: 11m, diameter/span: 1.4m, weight: 14000kg

DF-21 based.

Range: 2600nm, Target alt: 100km-1000km

DF-21 propulsion and basing patterns indicate its likely range and envelope is similar to US GBI. Two stage and separating KKV.

Warhead: KKV, Sensor: IIR, DL: ABM

Targets: missiles, satellites Capability: Anti-Air All-Aspect Multi stage missile Lock-On After Launch (LOAL) - CEC-Capable Re-Attack Capability Attitude Control - Non-Aerodynamic Only Level Cruise Flight

Launcher: Likely DF-21 TEL similar

Test record: 7 successes as announced. Reportedly one unannounced test involved two mock warheads after the September 2023 MMIII test with 3 RVs.

1. [Chinese source] https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/640%E5%B7%A5%E7%A8%8B
2. https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/hq-19.htm
3. https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_march_2021_global_security_army_industry/chinese_hq-19_anti-ballistic_missile_interceptor_presumably_operational.html
4. [Chinese source] https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E7%BA%A2%E6%97%97-19%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%94%E5%B1%82%E5%86%85%E5%A4%96%E5%8F%8D%E5%AF%BC%E5%AF%BC%E5%BC%B9
5. [Chinese propaganda source 1] https://web.archive.org/web/20170407170938/http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/jssd/2017-04-04/doc-ifycwymx3650845.shtml
   6. [Chinese propaganda source 2] https://web.archive.org/web/20210113141658/https://www.guancha.cn/wangyu/2017_03_20_399674.shtml
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Neng-3
7. [HQ-29 source}
8. https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/hq-29.htm
9. [Chinese source] https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BA%A2%E6%97%97-26%E9%98%B2%E7%A9%BA%E5%AF%BC%E5%BC%B9
10. [Russian source] https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/HQ-26
11. https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1202634/tracking-preparations-at-the-korla-missile-test-base/
12. https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/CASI/documents/Research/CASI%20Articles/2021-02-09%20BMD-ASAT%20test.pdf?ver=1EhOyOijiAHdv24QbSp7XA%3d%3d
13. https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/hq-29.htm

[HunterDNiu]

It's also been suggested that HQ-26 is a maritime SA-21 copy with a test firing on the testbed ship in 2022, with range of 400km and 200km flight ceiling. And that HQ-29 is HQ-9BG/thin HQ-9, the PAC-3 like kinetic SAM.

[HunterDNiu]

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