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HQ-6/RF-6 (SD-1 and CSA-N-2)
Type
Short-range, ground- and ship-based, solid propellant, theatre defence missile.
Development
The Hong Qi-6 (HQ-6) system, sometimes designated HQ-61, SD-1, RF-6 or RF-61 by the Chinese, was designed to meet the requirements of both the Chinese People's Liberation Army and Navy. Development of this missile system is believed to have started in the early 1960s as a PLA project with the designator HQ-41. It is believed that the missile system was developed by the Shanghai Aerospace Industry Corporation. In 1966 the programme became a joint Army and Navy project, and the designator was changed to HQ-6 for the land-based missile system, and to RF-6 for the ship-based version. Around 1970 the designations were changed to HQ-61 and RF-61, indicating that improvements had been made to the original designs.The missile was first seen in public during the November 1986 Beijing Defence Exhibition. Photographs released in 1984 by the Chinese Navy revealed that two Jiangdong-class frigates were armed with a new SAM. This system was believed to be a naval RF-61 version of the HQ-61, and was given the NATO designation CSA-N-2. These frigates are no longer operational. Recent Chinese brochures also refer to the ship-based variant as SD-1, and it is reported that an improved RF-61A was developed from 1989 to 1991, and flight tested in 1993. RF-6 missiles were mounted in sextuple launchers on Jiangwei 1 (Type 053H2G)-class frigates, but these were expected to be replaced by HQ-7 missiles, but this has not been confirmed.
Type
Short-range, ground- and ship-based, solid propellant, theatre defence missile.
Development
The Hong Qi-6 (HQ-6) system, sometimes designated HQ-61, SD-1, RF-6 or RF-61 by the Chinese, was designed to meet the requirements of both the Chinese People's Liberation Army and Navy. Development of this missile system is believed to have started in the early 1960s as a PLA project with the designator HQ-41. It is believed that the missile system was developed by the Shanghai Aerospace Industry Corporation. In 1966 the programme became a joint Army and Navy project, and the designator was changed to HQ-6 for the land-based missile system, and to RF-6 for the ship-based version. Around 1970 the designations were changed to HQ-61 and RF-61, indicating that improvements had been made to the original designs.The missile was first seen in public during the November 1986 Beijing Defence Exhibition. Photographs released in 1984 by the Chinese Navy revealed that two Jiangdong-class frigates were armed with a new SAM. This system was believed to be a naval RF-61 version of the HQ-61, and was given the NATO designation CSA-N-2. These frigates are no longer operational. Recent Chinese brochures also refer to the ship-based variant as SD-1, and it is reported that an improved RF-61A was developed from 1989 to 1991, and flight tested in 1993. RF-6 missiles were mounted in sextuple launchers on Jiangwei 1 (Type 053H2G)-class frigates, but these were expected to be replaced by HQ-7 missiles, but this has not been confirmed.