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| Specification | Gravehawk | HQ-16 |
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| Type | Surface-to-air missile system[source] | Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | 2024[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Ukrainian Armed Forces[source] | Primary user: China See Operators section for others[source] |
Width
Single source2.35 metres (7.7 ft)[source]
Maximum; Mach 2.5 (
Single sourceMaximum; ) (R-73 missile
Single sourceMach 2.5 (3,100 km/h; 1,900 mph) (R-73 missile)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source30,000 m (98,000 ft)[source]
Operational; HQ-16B
Single sourceOperational; HQ-16FE
Single sourceOperational; (HQ-16/HQ-16A) (slant)
Single source40 kilometres (25 mi) (HQ-16/HQ-16A) (slant) 70 kilometres (43 mi) (HQ-16B) 160 kilometres (99 mi) (HQ-16FE)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in Ukraine[source] | — |
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| Designer | Team Kindred[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | BAE Systems[source] | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)[source] |
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| Produced | 2024-present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 17[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing[source] | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | Containerized twin-arm missile launcher[source] | Transporter erector launcher Ship[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | impact / proximity[source] |
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| Propellant | — | solid fuel[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 15m to 27km (HQ-16FE)[source] |
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