Army Recognition:
The Chinese last-generation, medium-range HQ-22 air defense missile system is a development of the well-known Chinese HQ-12 (KS-1 series) manufactured by the State-owned Aerospace and Industrial Limited Corporation (CASIC).
The mid-range SAM system developed by the “061st base” rivals the systems of two other major Chinese SAM manufacturers, which are part of the same CASIC, as the Changfeng Academy of Chinese Mechanics and Electronics, traditionally the main developer of the air defense system in the PRC ); and the so-called “Eighth Academy” of Shanghai of another Chinese rocket and space company, the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CCAC), which produces a HQ-16 air defense system.
The HQ-22 medium-range air defense system was first shown at the Zhuhai show in 2016. Although this complex resembles the HQ-9 long-range air defense system, it differs in that the launch rockets is not performed vertically, but obliquely. The range can reach 100 km, the ceiling of the affected targets can reach 27 km, the complex (three PU) is able to fire 12 missiles on six targets simultaneously.
