According to information published by Global Times on September 30, 2021, China revealed its first type of made-for-export ship-borne vertical launch system at the ongoing Airshow China 2021, held in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.
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Vertical Launching Dystem HT-1E (Picture source: China Defence)
The HT-1E VLS will be the first cleared for export inside the Chinese Defense Industry.
The important information is that the HT-1E Vertical Launching System can be load with CM-103 long-range supersonic cruise missiles, HHQ-9E long-range air defense missiles, CM-802B subsonic missiles, or FM-3000N air defense missiles.
FM-3000 is a mobile short-to-medium range air defense missile system unveiled by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation at the 2014 Zhuhai Airshow. It uses a 6x6 TEL truck with 8 missile tubes. Engagement range is 30 kilometres (19 mi) against aircraft and 20 kilometres (12 mi) against missiles.
Each unit has a rotating rotary phased-array radar and 4 launch vehicles and can handle 32 different targets simultaneously in a short time. Guidance is inertial, plus low speed command guidance and terminal active radar homing.
