Details reveal strength! During the 9th anniversary military parade, our People's Navy showcased the HQ-9C (HHQ-9C) air defense and anti-missile missile. This missile is the same as the Air Force's HQ-9C in the parade formation, but it is only deployed on ships, with different supporting systems. The highlight detail is that the front of the missile body has a large number of dense small holes, which are actually micro-pulse solid rocket engine (also called lateral thrust engine) nozzles. They can control lateral thrust, adjust the missile's trajectory and attitude for precise target interception.
In this aspect, the US military's Patriot-3 (PAC-3) missile is highly similar to our HQ-9C missile. It is equipped with 180 micro-pulse solid rocket engines arranged in 18 rows, with 10 in each row. Each engine weighs 41 grams, and its casing is made of carbon fiber epoxy material, providing a maximum thrust of about 3 tons, with a maximum working time of 23.3 milliseconds, controlled by the attitude control system through electronic ignition switches. These engines are key to the "Hit-to-Kill" mechanism—destroying targets without traditional explosives, but by hitting them with kinetic warheads, which requires extremely high precision.
This grand military parade, our People's Navy displayed the HQ-9C missile, especially the most technologically advanced parts, showing you a large number of lateral thrust engines. Whether in design, missile body materials and processing, or small engine technology, they are all excellent. Its maneuverability is absolutely no worse than the Patriot-3, and because of the rocket boosters, it has higher specifications and overall performance superior to the Patriot-3.
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