Chinese LY-1 defense system: competition with Russia for Central Asian markets

Chinese LY-1 air/missile defense system on a camouflaged wheeled chassis at a military parade — a defense system Beijing is pushing into Central Asia

The image shows a Chinese mobile air/missile defense system marked LY-1 with hull number HZ141, mounted on a camouflaged wheeled chassis, flanked by soldiers in dress uniform. A Beijing building and a large broadcast screen are visible in the background. Such systems are becoming a Russian alternative for the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.

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