The Type 09 (PLA military designation: PGZ09 – ; pinyin: 09 shì zì xíng gāoshèpào, "Type 09 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery") is a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle manufactured by Norinco. It is armed with two 35 millimeter cannons and optionally two to four fire-and-forget infrared homing missiles. It started to gradually replace the predecessor Type 95 in 2009. Some military analysts designated the vehicle as Type 07, but the official designation was confirmed as Type 09 on the Theme Exhibition of the 90th Anniversary of Chinese People's Liberation Army in 2017.[1]
History
In 1987, China imported the Oerlikon GDF-002 with manufacture licenses, which was designated as Type 90 twin 35 mm anti-aircraft gun systems in China. Type 90 is mainly designed to engage low-flying target such as Close air support aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and cruise missiles. Type 09 is the self-propelled version of Type 90.[2]