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HJ-10

HJ-10 (or "Red Arrow 10") is a Chinese ground-launched anti-tank missile developed by Norinco. It has a tandem high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, that may penetrate 1400 mm of conventional steel armour protected by explosive reactive armour. The maximum range is 10 km, with pre- or post-launch lock-on.[1] The system is analogous to Israel's Spike-ER, Serbia's ALAS and North Korea's Bulsae-4 multi-purpose wire-guided missiles.[2][3]

Deployment

AFT-10, equipped on the ZBD-04A anti-tank platform, is the ATGM version of the HJ-10 platform and it is the first one to be developed. Eight missiles and a retractable sensor mast is mounted on the ZBD-04, with sensors including a thermal camera, TV camera and a laser range finder.[4] A millimeter-wave radar system is mounted at the front-right corner of the vehicle to improve all-weather operation capability.[5]

Variants

AFT-10

The AFT-10 is the surface-to-surface variant in the HJ-10 family, receiving designation of AFT-10. AFT-10 is a fiber-optic wire-guided missile that equipped with ZBD-04 Anti-tank platform. AFT-10 was first revealed in its deployment in Peace Mission 2014 joint military exercise.[4]

Missile Specification:

Mounted Platforms:

  • Length (mm): 1850 mm
  • Diameter (mm): 170 mm
  • Missile weight (kg): 43 kg
  • System weight (kg): 105
  • Max range (km): 10 km
  • Min range (km): 3 km
  • Search speed (m/s): 150
  • Attack speed (m/s): 250
  • g overload: 15
  • Guidance: fiber optic + MMW radar or fiber optic + ImIR
  • ZBD-04A AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on ZBD-04A chassis.[6]
  • Type 08/VN1 AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on Type 08 (VN-1) 8x8 chassis.[7]
  • CTM-133 AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on CTM-133 truck chassis.[8][9]
  • CTL-181A AT: Four AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on CTL181A assault vehicle chassis.

Operators

  • 🇨🇳 China: People's Liberation Army Ground Force — approximately 200 ZBD-04A ATGM Carrier in service as of 2020. Unknown number of other platforms.[10]

See also

  • Anti-tank guided missile
  • Red Arrow Development
  • HJ-8 - wire-guided anti-tank missile system
  • HJ-9 - beam-riding anti-tank missile system
  • HJ-12 - man-portable infrared-homing anti-tank missile system
  • Similar weapons
  • Related lists
  • List of anti-tank guided missiles
  • List of missiles

References

  1. Christopher F. Foss. Red Arrow strikes [IDEX19D3] Jane's, 19 February 2019, retrieved 18 December 2019^
  2. Michael Peck. How North Korea Is Trying to Build Its Own Anti-Tank “Spike” Missile National Interest, February 6, 2020, retrieved August 31, 2025^
  3. Dylan Malyasov. North Korean missile carrier spotted on Ukrainian battlefield Defence Blog, July 30, 2024, retrieved August 31, 2025^
  4. AFT-10 Military Today^
  5. 红箭10导弹发射车"汇总" SoHu News, 5 December 2018, retrieved 21 April 2021^
  6. The ZBD-4A AT represents an anti-tank guided-missile carrying vehicle of the ZBD-04 tracked vehicle family for the army of China. Military Factory^
  7. IDEX 2019: NORINCO displayed Red Arrow 10 antitank guided missiles on VN1 8x8 APC Army Recognition, 28 February 2019^
  8. Kristin Huang. China refits combat trucks in Tibet to take on Indian military South China Morning Post, 23 February 2021^
  9. "坦克杀手"的新坐骑，红箭-10重型反坦克导弹，采用卡车搭载 Phoenix Media, 23 August 2020^
  10. The International Institute For Strategic Studies (Iiss). The Military Balance 2023 The International Institute for Strategic Studies, Routledge, 15 February 2023^