H/AJK-16 is a Chinese hot-launch vertical launching system (VLS) used aboard the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) surface combatants. When introduced on the Type 054A frigate, it was China's first modern naval VLS system.
== Specifications == The cells have a square cross-section with 650-millimetre (26 in) sides. The length of the launch tube is not publicly known. As a hot-launch system, it has a limited choice of compatible missiles, those being the HQ-16 family of surface-to-air missiles and the Yu-8 rocket-assisted torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare.
Current Operators
China Type 054A frigate - 32 cells (4x8) Type 054B frigate - 32 cells (4x8) Type 054AG corvette - 32 cells (4x8)
== See also == GJB 5860-2006 - a new, larger, standard Chinese VLS. K-VLS - A vertical launching system of Republic of Korea Navy. Mark 41 Vertical Launching System - A vertical launching system of United States Navy. Poliment-Redut - A vertical launching system of Russian Navy, navalized version of S-350. 3S-14 - A vertical launching system of Russian Navy for cruise, anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles. Sylver - A vertical launching system designed by DCNS.