The LY-60 missile is China's "Falcon" LY-60 air defense missile system, which was successfully developed in the mid-1990s in order to make up for the lack of low- and medium-altitude air defense capabilities, and has reached the world's advanced level. The basic model of the "Falcon" is a surface-to-air missile system, which can be developed into a ship-borne type, or form an integrated firepower unit with an antiaircraft gun. Its main combat mission is to intercept invading high-mobility, ground-skimming fighter jets, bombers, attack helicopters and other air targets, as well as air-to-ground and anti-ship missiles.
The main performance data of the missile system are: the length of the missile is 3890 mm, the diameter of the front part of the missile body is 203 mm, and the diameter of the rear part is 208 mm. There are two pairs of movable wings and four fixed tail fins on the body. Wingspan 680mm. Projectile weight is 220 kg. The maximum flight speed after launch is Mach 3, the maximum flight speed of the intercepted target is 600 meters per second, the missile interception altitude is 30 to 12,000 meters, the slant distance is 1,000 to 18,000 meters, and the maximum elevation angle is 60 degrees. A single missile has a kill probability of 60% to 70%. Combat reaction time is 9 seconds.
The whole set of equipment of the LY-60 surface-to-air missile system is relatively large, including 1 search and surveillance radar vehicle, 3 tracking and irradiation radar vehicles, 6 missile launch vehicles, and 1 power supply vehicle. In addition, there are technical support series, including transport and loading vehicles, missile test vehicles, electronic maintenance vehicles, electromechanical maintenance vehicles, tool vehicles, spare parts instrument vehicles, etc.
