HQ-16 air defense missile, without this, it's really not possible. In recent years, looking at the Ukraine-Russia war, the Gaza war, and the India-Pakistan war, air defense has become the most important thing. Malaysia is considering purchasing the HQ-16 air defense missile system.
Malaysia is a country with an annual GDP of more than 40 billion US dollars, and also has big cities like Kuala Lumpur. However, Malaysia still does not have a medium-range or long-range air defense missile system. The main air defense weapons are still the Starstreak lightweight air defense missile, the Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft gun, and the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun.
This time, Malaysia is preparing to purchase an air defense missile worth 1 billion US dollars. First, the performance must be qualified, second, the price cannot be too high, third, the delivery speed must be fast.
The biggest competitor of the HQ-16 air defense missile this time is the South Korean Sky Sword II air defense missile system. This battle is crucial, in the air defense missile tenders in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iraq, the South Korean Sky Sword II air defense missile has won every time.
This time, the competition pressure for the HQ-16 air defense missile is still quite high. However, the HQ-16 also has advantages, that is, it has combat experience in the India-Pakistan war, successfully intercepting a large number of Israeli-made drones, loitering munitions, and cruise missiles from the Indian army. While the South Korean Sky Sword II air defense missile has no combat records at all.
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