There are better options available, depending on what PA/PAF priorities are:
Long Range SAMs:
| S-350 | Aster-30 | FD-2000 (Export HQ-9) |
Missile Range | 120 km | 100-120 km | 125 km |
Loadout | 12 missiles/TEL | 8 missiles/TEL | 4 missiles/TEL |
Guidance | Active Radar Seeker | Active Radar Seeker | SARH Seeker |
Control | TVC Motor + Lateral Thrusters | TVC Motor + Lateral Thrusters | TVC Motor |
Peak Maneuvrability | 60 G | 60 G | Unknown (but likely to be ~20g) |
S-350 Strengths:
- It has 12 missiles on each launcher
- Sanction proof
- potential integration with a whole range of advanced, low-frequency russian radar systems like the RLM-LE aka Nebo-UM (VHF/UHF band, 600 km range), the RLM-DE aka GAMMA-DE (L-band, 600 km range) and RLM-S aka GAMMA-S radars
FD-2000 Strengths:
- it can be potentially upgraded with longer range missiles
- potential integration with a variety of chinese radars
Medium Range Options:
There are a lot of medium range options available:
1) Camm-ER/Land Ceptor (40+ km range)
2) Umkhonto-ER-IR (30km) and Umkhonto-R (60km)
3) HQ-16C (70 km)
4) Hisar- O+
But the best option would be to wait for the Turkish SIPER which is expected to debut in 2023 with a multi-missile configuration, and a maximum range of 150+ km.