Zhuhai arms show to display first declassified missile defense system
China DailyChina has declassified for the first time one of its dedicated missile defense weapon systems, and it will be displayed at an upcoming arms show. The HQ-19 surface-to-air missile system has been deployed by the People's Liberation Army Air Force and was highly classified until Tuesday, when the Air Force announced its participation in the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition scheduled to begin next week in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The Air Force calls the HQ-19 "a pillar to the country's air-defense and missile inception system", but has yet to disclose any of its technical specifications such as operational range and hit speed. Zhang Xuefeng, a military hardware observer, said that the HQ-19 is a new flagship ordnance in the Chinese military's air and missile defense arsenal. According to Zhang, deploying missile defense systems brings a military a great deal of strategic advantages in a war because they can substantially reduce its enemy's air and missile strike capabilities.
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