LY-70

LY-70 (Chinese: 猎鹰-70) is a medium-range air defense missile system developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The system consists of a truck-based chassis with an unmanned turret mounted, which includes two types of air defense missiles, an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, and an electro-optical fire control system. The system was displayed at the Zhuhai Airshow 2021.^[1]

The primary armament is the LY-70 medium-range missiles with a range of 2–38 km (1.2–23.6 mi), and a hybrid guidance of strap-down inertial guidance, datalink, and active radar homing. The secondary armament is the FB-10A short-range infrared missile with a range of 1.5–18 km (0.93–11.18 mi). The system is fitted with eight LY-70 missiles in two sets of four, and six FB-10 missiles in two sets of three.

The LY-70 system is designed to fill the range gap between 15 and 70 kilometers, which is covered by the short-range HQ-17 and the medium-range HQ-16 systems.^[2][3][4]

See also

• SPYDER
• SLAMRAAM
• IRIS-T SLM

References

1. Horta, Loro (6 December 2021). "Beyond a hypersonic missile: China's larger objectives". Think China.
2. "New Falcon 70 system fills gaps in China's short and medium-range air defense capabilities". armyrecognition. 27 August 2025.
3. "LY-70". CN Defense.
4. "出口型号即巅峰，从猎鹰70导弹看中国防空体系的飞跃式发展". NetEase News. 13 May 2023.