HQ-9 Air Defense System: China’s Answer to the Patriot and S-300
For much of the Cold War, China’s air defense consisted of outdated Soviet knock-offs. That changed dramatically in the late 1990s and arguably culminated with the introduction of the Hong Qi-9 (Red Banner-9) or HQ-9. The HQ-9 is China’s premier long-range Surfact-to-Air Missile (SAM) system. It is the shield that guards Beijing, the protector of […]