page_title: HQ-7
section_title: HQ-7B (FM-90)
hierarchical_section_title: HQ-7 / Versions / HQ-7B (FM-90)
caption_attribution_description: VGTJ/ VDP2017.
context_page_description: The HQ-7 is a Chinese short-range air defense missile. It is an unlicensed, reverse-engineered copy of the French Crotale missile. The missile is deployed on both ships and land-based vehicles. China revealed the export version, FM-80, in the 1989 Dubai Air Show. Unit cost is around $162,000 per launcher and $24,500 per missile.
context_section_description: In 1998, the China National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CNPMIEC) produced an improved HQ-7 with faster and longer-range missiles, with an IR-tracking camera. This version received the export designation FM-90.
caption: A four unit Land-based HQ-7B launcher.
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