OVERVIEW:  The HQ-16A search radar is a vehicle mounted, medium range, 3-D, phased-array radar search radar operating in the NATO E/F-band (IEEE S-Band).

DETAILS:  The HQ-16A search radar vehicle is a solid-state S-band 3-D passive phased-array radar mounted on the top of a mast. Upon target detection, the searching radar vehicle performs automatic IFF (Identification Friend-or-Foe), threat judgment, flight path processing, and provide target engagement information for the tracking-and-guidance radar. The S-band radar has a range of 150 km and can detect targets flying at an altitude of 20 km.

Specifications:

	Frequency:	2-4 GHz (E/F-band (NATO))
	PRF:		 unknown pps
	Power: 		 ?? kW (peak); ?? kW (average)
	Range:		81 nm 		
	Accuracy:		??  (range)
			
NOTES:  IOC 2011 (approx). 


SOURCES: Bhubon. "Chinese Air Defence System for Export and Its Capabilities." Medium. Last modified September 1, 2020. https://medium.com/the-crown-writer/chinese-air-defence-system-for-export-and-its-capabilities-a9e798a83fe0. ; 
"ODIN - OE Data Integration Network." Accessed June 28, 2023. https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/HQ-16_(HQ-16A)_Chinese_6x6_Medium-Range_Surface-to-Air_Missile_System.
