HQ-19 ADS: When & How many Coming to Pakistan?

HQ-19 ADS: When & How many Coming to Pakistan? || Islamabad Files In this episode, Islamabad Files analysed HQ-19 air defence system, a Chinese exo-atmospheric ballistic missile interceptor with anti-satellite capability. It uses advanced radars to detect extra long range targets, enabling tracking beyond the Earth’s curvature and intercept ballistic missiles at hundreds of kilometres altitude and thousands of kilometres range. Islamabad Files examines it's design, which counters high-speed threats, can engage supersonic, hypersonic, and hypersonic glide vehicles, as well as stealth cruise and quasi-ballistic missiles. It also has the capability to destroy low Earth orbit satellites (e.g., Indian RISAT, CartoSat), potentially crippling enemy surveillance, targeting, and battlefield awareness. Islamabad Files also explores that in the given circumstances, where India missile arsenal is evolving, HQ-19 provides critical long-range ballistic missile defense. However, it must be integrated within a layered air defense network to address lower-altitude threats. And, HQ-19 is necessary to provide overlapping nationwide coverage. #IslamabadFiles #PakistanAirForce #PakistanArmy #HQ19 #BallisticMissileDefense #HypersonicThreat #BrahMosSupersonic #HypersonicMissiles #QuasiBallisticMissiles #PakistanMilitary #SpaceDefense #GroundBasedAirDefenceSystems #AirDefense #AntiSatelliteSystem #StrategicDeterrence #MissileShield #FutureWarfare Islamabad Files is an independent and impartial platform that provides audiences information and analysis, based on facts on topics such as wars, security, defense, tech and news from around the world. It is a joint collaboration of credible journalists namely Mr. Khalid Mehmood, Mr. Muhammad Imran and Mr. Faisal Raza Khan. #KhalidMehmood is a well known working journalist since the year 1992, having a more than thirty years experience. #MuhammadImran is another well-known young and respected face in the field of investigative journalism since the year 1999. #FaisalRazaKhan is award winning journalist having an almost thirty years experience as a professional journalist. All 'Islamabad Files' platforms are produced, presented and run by SNS (Pvt.) Limited.