HQ-9 test results from Turkish SAM (T-LORAMIDS) contract

[S10]

Just in case some people think HQ-9 is a clone of S-300:

HQ-9 is the one in the middle. S-300 are the two to the right.

 

[帅的一匹]

The problem with the EU is that they are still a collection of countries that have formed a bloc mainly for trade purposes. There is no central government that could use the whole resources of the EU to be able to direct it's military industries towards a common goal. A lot of the time there is duplication like the Euro-fighter and Rafale which is a collective waste of EU resources.

The two big EU powers that have the major military industries, UK and France, are just far too small to be able to invest the 10s of billions every year to develop systems on a par with the US and China.

Russia just does not have the civilian technology to be able to use in their military and hence you have seen them being surpassed by the Chinese in radar technology now among others.

By 2030, it will be a straight two-way race between the US and China for the most cutting-edge military weapons.

German/France/UK all wanna be lackey of Uncle Sam, shame of Europe.

 

[帅的一匹]

Although Eu is rich and developed, but its soul had been dead long time ago.

 

[帅的一匹]

We all know you are a suck up but care to post proof of this bold claim.

Why not accept the facts instead of sour grape? Russia can't just lead China in every aspect, you should be humble and magnanimous. China has become main competitator in world range weapon market. Russian media always smear the stringent specification of Chinese weapon to influence our weapon export, we will remember your dirty tircks and pay back in the future.

 

[帅的一匹]

Turkey will not buy sa-300 cause Greece now is using it, HQ9 superior performance/LOW COST/TOT makes Turkey goerment has no room to leave it along. Even a man with IQ BELOW 80 will go for HQ9.

 

[帅的一匹]

Most importantly, no political condition attached to HQ9 business.

 

[帅的一匹]

Those clowns defame HQ9 with dirty purpose shall sh$t the fcuk up and get a life anywhere else.

 

[帅的一匹]

China is strong and we will become stronger.

 

[damiendehorn]

We need a few of those babies, hopefully in a few years the economy and defence budget will be large enough for Bangladesh to buy them to cover key areas.

 

[SQ8]

The range problem may be fixed by allowing the Turks to work on the propulsion system. Firms such as Roketsan may be able to offer increased ranges based on their experience with longer burn motors.
They have developed longer range motors for the ASPIDE system and the prospect of co-development would really change the HQ-9 into perhaps a better system then any of its competitors.

 

[axisofevil]

The one thing we can conclude is that the HQ-9 was at least "comparable" to the other contenders.

In a worse case scenario it may be slightly "inferior" to some of the others but not so much to stop the Turkish from buying the system.

The symbolic value of this win is much more than the 3 billion dollars or so that the Chinese will get from the contract. It is a literal statement that the Chinese have now joined the US/EU/Russia as a supplier of cutting-edge arms.

I have been mocked by many as I have predicted that China would be comparable to the US in military technology by 2030, leaving both the EU and Russia behind by then. This is undeniable proof the Chinese are making very good progress on their military technology. 17 years is plenty of time for China to catch up with the US - maybe not quite up to US standards across the board but definitely have caught up in many key technologies by then.

How do you suppose they caught up?