H/AKJ-16


H/AKJ-16 is a Chinese hot-launch vertical launching system used aboard the People's Liberation Army Navy surface combatants. When introduced on the Type 054A frigate, it was China's first modern naval VLS system.

Specifications

The cells have a square cross-section with sides. The length of the launch tube is not publicly known.
As a hot-launch system, it has a limited choice of compatible missiles, those being the HQ-16 family of surface-to-air missiles and the Yu-8 rocket-assisted torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare.

Current Operators