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Well, at least there are some countries bought HQ9. Further, in 2013, HQ9 won the Turkey's contract when Patriot was another bidder. Clearly, in Turkey's eyes, HQ9 /FD2000 had effectiveness/cost edge over Patriot even though they cancel the deal due to dispute of tech transfer. TURKEY SCRAPS...

The latest export version of HQ-9 is claimed to have the capability to intercept ballistic under 1000km. It is highly unlikely to use HQ-9 to intercept low value cruise missile except radar support. HQ-16 with maxi speed of Mach 3, is not suitable for ballistic missile defense role. Someone...

Single warhead or MIRV makes no difference to Pakistan who doesn't have a missile defense system.

No, the danger zone A is for the boosting stage in case the missile loses control; the danger zone B is for the re-entering vehicle.

Of course it need to be different. The diameter of K4 is estimated 1.3 meter. In order to get MIRV, you will need a RV with base diameter around 50 cm which is smaller than any current RV that India already tested. So, in order to put on MIRV, India will need a bigger missile.

There is always a limit of sea weather condition on any SLBM launch, more or less. Wave, lightning, wind, all affect your missile, out of water posture which is critical to the trajectory and accuracy. When it is worse enough, you simply have to wait or move to the other launch sites.

Only if India is stupid enough not to encrypt these telemetry data. Unfortunately it is lot easier to manipulate your telemetry data. You can change the pattern, format or even mixing the real data with incorrect information to confuse your enemy. However, you can't hide your missile's...

That is the big deal for your enemy's BMD system. Speed, acceleration, altitude, stage separation can be tracked externally. The closer foreigners can get, the better pictures they will have. RCS? Nobody cares RCS of ballistic missiles and your internal equipment can't tell the external RCS...

The satellite images of India military bases are always taken on the routine trajectory with or without missile tests. So there is no extra cost here. Those surviliance, tech aid ships and scientists are generally low security classes, it doesn't cost much to find out their movement. On the...

Who tells you that all a missile test need it putting out a NOTAM? India itself need to do a lots of preparations, such as sending out her own survilliance ships to watch the whole journey. These preparations can't be hide and cost a lot.

Generally, SLBMs are far more complicated than the same class land based ICBM because 1. they are limited by the size of the submarine shell, ICBM can be as long as 20m while SLBMs must be under 14-15m; 2. Unlike ICBM, SLBM not only has to deal with air, but also the water. It is critical that...

20 tons SLBM with range over 5000km? You are dreaming!

Because testing from submarine is a big step forward towards a nuclear triangle that India has been working for. It will be a great pushing up for India's nuclear status. As a country following minimum nuclear deterrent policy, it is quite dangerous and stupid to make your potential enemy to...