{
  "id": "hq-7",
  "name": "HQ-7 (FM-80)",
  "aliases": [
    "HongQi 7",
    "Fei Meng",
    "Flying Midge\" or Flying Mongoose"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Short-range air defense missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1988,
  "operators": [
    "BGD",
    "CHN",
    "DZA",
    "PAK",
    "TKM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 5,
  "summary": "The HQ-7 SAM is used by PLA and PLAAF for short-range air-defense. At some PLAAF bases, the HQ-7 is deployed in hardened shelters.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "China, Company: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Thomson-Hotchkiss P4R chassis",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "INA hp",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control / radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Doppler Search Radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Resists active and passive jamming and rejects ground and atmospheric clutter",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "TELAR vehicle",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {}
    },
    {
      "name": "4-cel or 8-cel missile launcher",
      "role": "Short-Range Air Defense Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Short-Range Air Defense Missile",
        "Guidance": "Radar",
        "Warhead": "HE-FRAG",
        "Warhead weight": "15 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.3 or 750 m/s",
        "Length": "3 m"
      },
      "qty": "4 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "FM-80 (Feimeng 80),",
      "text": "export version of the HQ-7. It was revealed in 1989.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HHQ-7",
      "text": "a naval version of the HQ-7. It was introduced in the 1990s. It has a bank of 8 missiles. For over a decade it was the standard Chinese ship-based air defense system.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Shahab Tagheb",
      "text": "an Iranian short-range air defense missile system. It was revealed in 1999. It was developed with Chinese assistance and by transferring technology of the HQ-7.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-7A",
      "text": "improved variant introduced in 1998. It has a maximum range of fire of 15 km. Detection range is 25 km and tracking range is 20 km. Also this missile has a maximum speed of 900 m/s in stead of 750 m/s.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-7B",
      "text": "latest variant, based on indigenous 6x6 armored chassis. It was first revealed somewhere in 2009. This air defense system is wisely used by the Chinese armed forces. It is more mobile due to its 6x6 configuration.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hq-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "hq-7.jpg",
    "thumb": "hq-7-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Saberwyn",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAN-IFR_2013_D3_176.JPG",
    "title": "File:RAN-IFR 2013 D3 176.JPG"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/hq-7.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-hq-7": {
      "title": "HQ-7 (FM-80) Chinese Short-Range Air Defense Missile System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/HQ-7_FM-80_Chinese_Short-Range_Air_Defense_Missile_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}