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Missile defense systems are a type of missile defense intended to shield a country against incoming missiles, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) or other ballistic missiles. The United States , Russia , India , France , Israel , Italy , United Kingdom , China and Iran have all developed missile defense systems.
The TVM used on earlier missiles may have been developed from a United States MIM-104 Patriot missile purchased from Israel or Germany. [6] According to a 2001 article from Defence International, the HQ-9 is 6.8 m. long with a mass of nearly two tons. The diameters of the first and second stages are 700 mm and 560 mm, respectively.
The HQ-22 air defence system is a second generation development of the HQ-12 missile. [2] It is intended as a low-cost replacement for the HQ-2. [1]The missile is "wingless" compared to the preceding HQ-12. [2]
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, [a] formerly the Second Artillery Corps, [b] is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China.The PLARF is the 4th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and controls China's arsenal of land-based ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles—both nuclear and conventional.
The Aegis Guam System, made by defense contractor Lockheed Martin, consists of an integrated AN/TPY-6 and vertical launch system based on the Mark 41 shipborne missile system.
It was initially developed as a naval system. [1] In late-2011, China reported the "co-development between Russia and China" of the missile was complete. [4] The HQ-16B was developed by late-2011. [4] A ground battery consists of a command post, two multifunction radars, and four to six launchers. Each launcher has six missiles. [1]
HQ-64 missile launcher vehicle, part of the HQ-6A gun-missile air defense system. The HQ-64 [8] is an improved version of the HQ-61, incorporating experience and technologies gained from the LY-60 project. When paired with a command vehicle, the system is called HQ-6D air defense system. [9]
The Philippines' defence minister on Tuesday justified the country's deployment of a U.S. medium-range missile system and plans to acquire its own, despite opposition from China, a longstanding ...