HQ-7

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.

Variants

HQ-7A

Original command-guided version.

HHQ-7

Naval variant.

HQ-7B

Improved version.

FM-80

Export version of the HQ-7A.

FM-90

Export version of the HQ-7B.

FM-90N

Naval variant of the FM-90.

Operators

FM-90.

• Bangladesh Army: FM-90
• Bangladesh Air Force: FM-90
• Bangladesh Navy: FM-90N and HHQ-7.

HQ-7A, HQ-7B and HHQ-7.

FM-80. Produces a mobile version dubbed Herz-9

FM-90 and FM-90N.

FM-90.

See also

• Ya Zahra (unlicensed Iranian copy of the system)
• Herz-9 (mobile version of the Ya Zahra system)

References

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