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HQ-12
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Also known as KS-1 (missile)

The KS-1 or Kaishan-1 (), military designation HQ-12 (; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-12) is the first Chinese surface-to-air missile to adopt a phased array radar.

Key facts

Weapon.is_missile
yes
Weapon.name
HQ-12 (KS-1A)
Weapon.image
Chinese KS-1 SAM mobile launcher.jpg
Weapon.caption
A KS-1A mobile SAM launcher on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing
Weapon.type
Surface-to-air missile
Weapon.origin
China
Weapon.service
2007–present
Weapon.used_by
See
Weapon.detonation
Impact/proximity
Weapon.engine
Rocket motor
Weapon.propellant
Solid fuel
Weapon.vehicle_range
to
Weapon.altitude
to
Weapon.guidance
Semi-active radar homing/radio-command guidance
Weapon.launch_platform
6x6

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Development
  • Design
  • Operational history
  • Variants
  • Operators
  • Specifications (KS-1)
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

The KS-1 or Kaishan-1 (), military designation HQ-12 (; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-12) is the first Chinese surface-to-air missile to adopt a phased array radar.

==Development== HQ-12 prototypes, known as the KS-1 before being incorporated into the PLA service, were developed in the early 1980s. The developer was the state-owned Jiangnan Space Industry, also known as Base 061. The first successful test-firing of the missile prototype was conducted in 1989, and the development was concluded in 1994. Before its completion, the missile was showcased at Paris Airshow in 1991. It was showcased again at the Zhuhai Airshow in 1998. However, none of these showcases resulted in mass production due to the lack of People's Liberation Army (PLA) orders and foreign interests.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “HQ-12” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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