China deploys missiles
on disputed island
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system on a disputed island in the South China Sea, dramatically ratcheting up tensions in the region
CHINA
TAIWAN
PARACEL
ISLANDS
Paracel Islands:
Under Chinese
control – claimed
by Vietnam
and Taiwan
Triton
Island
SOUTH
CHINA
SEA
30km
VIETNAM
20 miles
PHILIPPINES
Woody Island /
Yongxing Dao
Spratly
Islands
Chinese
claim line
Sansha
city
BRUNEI
Runway:
3,000m long
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA
1 km
300km
0.6 miles
185 miles
HQ-9 SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM:
Chinese-made mobile system equivalent to
Russian S-300 SAM
Length: 6.8m
Range: 200km
Guidance system
Speed: Mach 4.2 (1,440m/sec)
Inertial guidance with
mid-course update and
terminal active radar
homing
Flight ceiling: 27km
Launcher with
four missiles
Sources: UNCLOS, FAS, Air Power Australia
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China deploys missiles
on disputed island
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system on a disputed island in the South China Sea, dramatically ratcheting up tensions in the region
CHINA
TAIWAN
Paracel Islands:
Under Chinese
control – claimed
by Vietnam
and Taiwan
SOUTH
CHINA
SEA
VIETNAM
PHILIPPINES
Spratly
Islands
Chinese
claim line
BRUNEI
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA
300km
185 miles
Woody Island /
Yongxing Dao
PARACEL
ISLANDS
Sansha
city
Triton
Island
Runway:
3,000m long
30km
1 km
20 miles
0.6 miles
HQ-9 SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM:
Chinese-made mobile system equivalent to
Russian S-300 SAM
Length: 6.8m
Guidance system
Inertial guidance
with mid-course
update and
terminal active
radar homing
Range: 200km
Speed: Mach 4.2
(1,440m/sec)
Flight ceiling: 27km
Launcher with
four missiles
Sources: UNCLOS, FAS, Air Power Australia
© GRAPHIC NEWS
China deploys
missiles on
disputed island
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system on a disputed island in the South China Sea, dramatically ratcheting up tensions in the region
CHINA
TAIWAN
Paracel
Islands
SOUTH
CHINA
SEA
VIETNAM
PHILIPPINES
Spratly
Islands
300km
185 miles
BRUNEI
MALAYSIA
INDONESIA
PARACEL ISLANDS
Under Chinese
control – claimed
by Vietnam and
Taiwan
Triton
Island
30km
20 miles
Woody Island /
Yongxing Dao
Sansha
city
Runway:
3,000m long
1 km
0.6 miles
HQ-9 SURFACE-TO-AIR
MISSILE SYSTEM:
Chinese-made mobile system
equivalent to Russian S-300 SAM
Length: 6.8m
Guidance
system
Range: 200km
Inertial guidance
with mid-course
update and
terminal active
radar homing
Speed: Mach 4.2
(1,440m/sec)
Flight ceiling:
27km
Launcher with
four missiles
Sources: UNCLOS, FAS
© GRAPHIC NEWS