China Unveils Anti-tank Guided Missile System in Baghdad Defence Show

New Chinese HJ-10A (Red Arrow-10A) anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system has been showcased to the Middle East market for the first time at International Defense Exhibition (IQDEX-2018) in Baghdad, Iraq.

The HJ-10A ATGM system is a heavy-duty, fiber-optic guided anti-tank missile, and its launching vehicle has an elevating mast-type photoelectric sighting system that can detect and lock the hostile armored vehicles as far as possible.

China North Industries Corp. (NORINCO), is marketing the HJ-10A ATGM in export version “big 4X4 wheel” chassis at the exhibit, China Military Online reports.

The Chinese HJ-10A anti-tank guided missile is connected to the launching vehicle with a fine fiber and has the farthest firing range at about 10 kilometers and the largest penetration depth in the its anti-tank guided missile family.

The HJ-10A ATGM system, commissioned in the Chinese PLA Army not long ago, is a newest member of China's export-oriented anti-tank missile family.