H/AKJ-16
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| H/AJK-16 vertical launching system | |
|---|---|
 Four racks of 8-tube cells onboard the frigate Xuzhou | |
| Type | Missile launching system |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| Used by | PLAN |
H/AJK-16 is a Chinese hot-launch vertical launching system (VLS) used aboard the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) surface combatants.[1] When introduced on the Type 054A frigate, it was China's first modern naval VLS system.[2]
The cells have a square cross-section with 650-millimetre (26 in) sides. The length of the launch tube is not publicly known.[1]
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.[2][1]
