HQ-19
Sign in to saveThe HQ-19 (, NATO reporting name: CH-AB-2) is an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) system developed by the People's Republic of China. It is a variant of the HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile system. The HQ-19 system is designed to counter medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). It targets ballistic missiles in their midcourse and terminal phases, comparable to the US THAAD.
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The HQ-19 (, NATO reporting name: CH-AB-2) is an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) system developed by the People's Republic of China. It is a variant of the HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile system. The HQ-19 system is designed to counter medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). It targets ballistic missiles in their midcourse and terminal phases, comparable to the US THAAD.
The missile may have "begun preliminary operations" by 2018.
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