China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

HQ-29

China's first publicly acknowledged midcourse ballistic-missile-defense interceptor, unveiled at the September 2025 Beijing V-Day parade as the top layer above the terminal-phase HQ-19. State media describes an exo-atmospheric interception capability against ICBM-class threats and a secondary anti-satellite role; performance figures (interception range, altitude band) are Chinese state-media claims not independently confirmed, per site convention for Chinese strategic-systems reporting.

In service since 2025 · 1 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-24

Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Chinese state channel

State export agencies (NORINCO/CATIC); limited availability to Western-aligned states.

Channel: State export agency

Fielded & proven

Limited · 1 operator

In service since 2025. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Overview

Chinese state media describes the HQ-29 as intercepting ballistic missiles in the midcourse phase at altitudes from roughly 100 km to 2,000 km, with a claimed interception range on the order of 4,000 km against high-value ballistic-missile targets. These figures come from Chinese state-media commentary around the September 2025 parade unveiling, not an official PLA/manufacturer datasheet, and are not independently verified by Western sources, so they are omitted from the structured spec fields below rather than presented as confirmed performance.

Full specifications

Specifications compiled from public China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-24.