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Partial description from Wiki:
FN-6 (FN = FeiNu, 飞弩, meaning Flying Crossbow), is a third generation passive
infrared homing (IR)
man portable air defence system (MANPADS). It was developed by
China, and is their most advanced
surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and a maximum altitude of 3.8 km. The FN-6 is in service with the
People's Liberation Army (PLA), and has also been exported to Malaysia, Cambodia, Sudan and Peru. Based on FN-6, China has developed a number of other
MANPADS, such as HN and FY series, as well as other vehicle-based short-range air defense systems such as FN and FB series.
Development
The weapon was specifically designed to be used against targets flying at low and very low altitudes.
[1] The FN-6 was developed in parallel with the
Qian Wei (QW) missile series. FN-6, or FeiNu-6, is the export name given to the export version derived from this system, and it is known as HongYing-6 (Red Tassel-6) in the PLA.
[2][3] The training simulator of FN-6 is not developed by the contractor of the missile system, but instead, the simulator is developed by PLA itself after the missile was purchased, and the general designer of the training simulator of FN-6 is Mr. Liu Weixing (刘卫星). The training simulator of FN-6 is also used for later versions of MANPADS developed from FN-6.
Export sales of the weapon is the responsibility of
China National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation, a state owned trading company responsible for representing the domestic defense production industry in air defense related products.
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Characteristics
According to Janes The FN-6 is a third generation, passive infrared,
[1] man portable air defence system (MANPADS). It is equipped with a digital
infrared seeker with a strong resistance to
flares, solar heat and heat from the ground. The pyramid shaped nose of the missile houses the four unit infrared seeker. The handle of the launcher houses the batteries and cooling system. An
IFF antenna and an optional clip-on
optical sight are fitted on to the launcher.
[1][3]
The missile is capable of all-aspect attack and has a 70% single shot hit probability. It can engage targets manoeuvring at up to 4 g.
[1] When FN-6 MANPADS can be equipped with night vision equipment, and it can also be equipped with
IFFsystems, two of which were shown to public, one of which is similar in appearance to AN/PPX-1 IFF of
FIM-92 Stinger, while the other IFF system is a fish bone configuration. When equipped with IFF system, the name is changed from FN-6 to
FY-6, or short for Fei Ying, meaning Flying Eagle (飞鹰).[
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Specifications
The complete FN-6 missile system weighs 16 kg. The missile is 1.495 m in length, and has a diameter of 0.072 m. The weight of the missile is unknown. It uses a single stage solid rocket motor, and can obtain a maximum speed of 360 m/s when flying head-on, and 300 m/s when tail chasing. The missile's operating range is from 500 m to 6 km, and its operating altitude is from 15 m to 3.5 km.
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FN-16
At the 7th
Zhuhai Airshow held at the end of 2008, China revealed a new addition to FN series MANPAD, FN-16. FN-16 is an improvement of earlier FN-6, with better all aspect attack capability and better
resistance against electronic countermeasures. Another major improvement is in its seeker, which in addition to the original IR guidance, UV guidance is also incorporated, a practice adopted in the later version of
FIM-92 Stinger. Like its predecessor FN-6, FN-16 can also be fitted with both IFF systems used on FN-6, and just like FN-6, FN-16 is re-designated as
FY-16 (Fei Ying = 飞鹰, meaning Flying Eagle) when equipped with IFFs.