HQ-9B Exposed: How India’s S-400 & BrahMos Crushed Pakistan’s Air Defences

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In this in-depth defence analysis, we examine how Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied HQ-9B air defence system reportedly failed during its first real combat test against India, and why India’s S-400 Triumf and BrahMos missile combination proved decisive. Drawing on assessments by The National Interest senior editor Brandon J. Weichert and Russian military expert Andrei Martyanov, this video breaks down what went wrong for China’s most heavily exported long-range air defence platform.

The HQ-9B, often marketed as a low-cost alternative to Russia’s S-400, is believed to be derived from the Russian S-300 design with later upgrades inspired by the S-400 and Western technologies. Pakistan inducted the system in 2021 and upgraded it by 2024, hoping to create a credible shield against Indian missiles, drones, and aircraft. However, real combat conditions revealed serious vulnerabilities, particularly against electronic warfare, jamming, and supersonic cruise missiles.

We explain how India reportedly used BrahMos supersonic missiles, electronic warfare, and network-centric operations to neutralize Pakistan’s HQ-9B batteries near Lahore and Sialkot. According to multiple assessments, the HQ-9B’s HT-233 radar was blinded, launchers were destroyed, and the system failed to intercept incoming missiles, drones, or loitering munitions. This raised major questions about the survivability, radar design, and semi-active guidance architecture of Chinese air defence systems.

The video also compares Pakistan’s limited deployment of HQ-9B launchers with India’s layered air defence network, built around more than 40 S-400 launchers, and explains why scale, redundancy, and combat-proven technology matter in modern warfare. We further explore why Pakistan is now reportedly evaluating alternatives such as Turkey’s SİPER air defence system, and how this conflict has damaged the global credibility of Chinese defence exports.

If you are interested in India–Pakistan military analysis, China vs Russia defence technology, air defence systems, and modern missile warfare, this video provides a clear, evidence-based breakdown of what the battlefield revealed.