Morocco Deploys Chinese HJ-9A Anti-Tank Missiles in Military Exercises

Also known as the "Red Arrow 9A", the Chinese HJ-9A anti-tank missile has a range of 5.5 km and can be mounted on a vehicle or a tripod from the ground. It has already been used by the Moroccan army in a Humvee, recalls Defensa.

This missile was primarily designed to destroy tanks, armored vehicles and fortifications. It was officially put into service in 2005 within the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The HJ-9A is capable of penetrating up to 1,200 mm of reactive armor with its tandem warhead and uses a millimeter-wave radar guidance system.

In addition to the Chinese HJ-9A, the Moroccan army also has the wire-guided HJ-8L system, American systems (several variants of the TOW missile), French MILAN, Ukrainian SKIF, Israeli SPIK, Russian KORNET and Konkurs missiles.