HQ-7
Sign in to saveThe HQ-7 (; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-4) is a short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It was reverse-engineered by the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Institute from the French R-440 Crotale SAM. It entered service in the early 1980s.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- HQ-7 / FM-80 / FM-90
- Weapon.image
- Bangladesh Air Force FM-90 Crotale SAM (31545368571).jpg
- Weapon.caption
- FM-90 of the Bangladesh Air Force
- Weapon.type
- Surface-to-air missile
- Weapon.origin
- People's Republic of China
- Weapon.designer
- Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Institute
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- (slant, fast target) (slant, slow target)
- Weapon.engine
- Solid fuel rocket
- Weapon.guidance
- Command-guided version. Infrared homing
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Transporter erector launcher Ship
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- Image
- Chinese HQ-7 and Type 79A 100mm turret.jpg
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- service entry
- 1988-00-00
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The HQ-7 (; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-4) is a short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It was reverse-engineered by the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Institute from the French R-440 Crotale SAM. It entered service in the early 1980s.
A ground battery consists of a short-range radar and three launchers. Each launcher has four or eight missiles.