After Paris arms fair, analysts expect Chinese systems to do well in the Global South but question their entry into Europe
Chinese defence systems have gone to multiple markets, with the HQ-9, a long-range surface-to-air missile that can reach up to 260km (162 miles), reportedly sold to Azerbaijan, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
In a rare instance of a Chinese weapon footprint in Europe, Serbia is operating four batteries of the FK-3, an export variant of the HQ-22 medium-range air defence system.
Surface-to-air missile air defence systems are hard to make, requiring a domestic industrial base for high-frequency radars and advanced missile interceptors, allowing only a handful of countries to export these systems.