Compared with the FD-2000, the FD-2000B sold to Morocco this time is undoubtedly "better" in terms of its overall technical and tactical performance. We have previously popularized the FD-2000's entire system composition:
With the early FD-2000 as the target of comparison, the current FD-2000B has made at least the following technical improvements on the original basis according to the exhibition board publicly promoted at the 12th Zhuhai Air Show the previous year:
One is equipped with a new anti-aircraft missile, the performance is equivalent to our army HQ-9B, after the improvement, the theoretical maximum interception distance of the missile can reach 200 kilometers, which can take into account part of the low-altitude terminal anti-missile mission, and can be used to combat incoming attacks. Ground-to-ground short-range tactical missiles, such as the classic Su-9K72 "Scud B", and naturally, the maximum flight speed of the missile is said to have risen from 5 times the speed of sound to 6 times the speed of sound, which is equivalent to 48N6DM;
The second is to increase the function of command and control nodes for homeland air defense operations. Compared with FD-2000, FD-2000B optimizes the brigade-level command control and information processing unit. We all know that homeland air defense is extremely dependent on the situational awareness and air defense of the superior command post. Intelligence knows that a brigade-level command cabin alone is difficult to handle a large amount of air information. According to propaganda, the FD-2000B can connect to the higher-level automatic interception data link in a wired or wireless manner. It can take into account the functions of the air defense command post, that is, one system is one system, which is sufficient to undertake the organization and command of air defense operations in a direction with lower intensity. For this reason, FD-2000B can also be integrated with the existing ground guidance systems of the host country, such as TL-50 and DK-9, and the FD-2000B will uniformly command the medium-range area air defense and short-range point air defense systems to realize homeland air defense operations. Multi-level firepower integration in China.
Therefore, after so much analysis, the FD-2000B can be regarded as the long-range area air defense system with the most advanced performance and the strongest comprehensive combat capability currently available in China. The overall combat capability is equivalent to the Russian S-300PMU2, and some of the performance may be very good. Close to the latest Russian S-400 air defense missile system. Even from the perspective of technological advancement and overall cost performance, Morocco bought the FD-2000B and bought it right.