China’s HQ-13 SHORAD Goes Amphibious With Integrated Radar

China’s latest HQ-13 short-range air defense (SHORAD) variant adds an amphibious capability to its air defense arsenal, enhancing protection for coastal and marine operations in contested waters.

Revealed on November 9, the new variant combines the HQ-13 launcher and radar with the Type 05 infantry vehicle, also known as the ZBD-05.

The amphibious HQ-13 is expected to move with People’s Liberation Army Marine Corps landing forces, protecting them from helicopter, drone, and cruise missile threats.

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