HJ-10

HJ-10
HJ-10
Type	Non-line-of-sight Anti-tank / anti-helicopter / air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile
Place of origin	People's Republic of China
Service history
Used by	China
Production history
Manufacturer	Norinco[1]
Specifications
Warhead	HEAT and others
Operational; range	10 km (6.2 mi)[1]
Guidance; system	fiber-optic wire-guided missile (AFT-10); semi-active laser homing and millimeter wave radar seeker (AKD-10); Infrared homing
Launch; platform	CAIC Z-10; Changhe Z-11WB; Harbin Z-19; CASC Rainbow; ZBD-04A;

HJ-10 (or "Red Arrow 10") is a Chinese ground-launched anti-tank missile developed by Norinco. It has a tandem high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, that may penetrate 1,400 mm (55 in) of conventional steel armour protected by explosive reactive armour. The maximum range is 10 km (6.2 mi), with pre- or post-launch lock-on.[1] Air-launched variants for helicopters and drones have also been developed.[2][3]

Deployment

AFT-10, equipped on the ZBD-04A Anti-tank platform, is the ATGM version of the HJ-10 platform and it is the first one to be developed.

Variants

AFT-10

The AFT-10 (Chinese: 反坦克导弹-10; pinyin: Fǎn tǎnkè dǎodàn-10; lit.: 'Anti-tank missile-10') is the surface-to-surface variant in the HJ-10 family, receiving designation of AFT-10. AFT-10 is a fiber-optic wire-guided missile that equipped with ZBD-04 Anti-tank platform. AFT-10 was first revealed in its deployment in Peace Mission 2014 joint military exercise. [4][5]

Specification:

Length (mm): 1,850 mm (73 in)
Diameter (mm): 170 mm (6.7 in)
Missile weight (kg): 43 kg (95 lb)
System weight (kg): 105
Max range (km): 10 km (6.2 mi)
Min range (km): 3 km (1.9 mi)
Search speed (m/s): 150
Attack speed (m/s): 250
g overload: 15
Guidance: fiber optic + MMW radar or fiber optic + ImIR

AKD-10

The AKD-10 is a air-to-surface variant. It weighs 50 kg (110 lb) and is laser guided[2].

LJ-7

The LJ-7 (or "Blue Arrow-7") is an air-to-surface[6] export version. The tandem HEAT warhead can penetrate 1,400 mm (55 in). It has semi-active laser guidance, and an effective range of 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) to 8 km (5.0 mi). The launch weight is 47 kg (104 lb).[3]

Operators

China: People's Liberation Army

References

Foss, Christopher F. (19 February 2019). "Red Arrow strikes [IDEX19D3]". Jane's. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China’s Cruise Missile Ambitions (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. p. 37.
"China's shooting stars". IHS. 13 Jun 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
AFT-10 (In Chinese)
AFT-10
Candurra, Daniella (8 May 2019). "UN Panel Finds Chinese Missiles, UAVs in Libya". Missile Threat. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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[foss_idex2019-1] Foss, Christopher F. (19 February 2019). "Red Arrow strikes [IDEX19D3]". Jane's. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[gromley-2] Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China’s Cruise Missile Ambitions (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. p. 37.

[ihs_eurosat-2012-3] "China's shooting stars". IHS. 13 Jun 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[4] AFT-10 (In Chinese)

[5] AFT-10

[6] Candurra, Daniella (8 May 2019). "UN Panel Finds Chinese Missiles, UAVs in Libya". Missile Threat. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 18 December 2019.