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Satellite Images Show China Building Covered SAM Complex Near Pangong Lake

Analysts see covered bays with wired links as signs of potential HQ-9 deployment near the LAC.

Overview

  • Commercial imagery reviewed by AllSource Analysis indicates hardened launch positions with sliding roofs sized for TEL vehicles.
  • Vantor’s September 29 images show at least one open roof at the Gar County site, possibly exposing launchers beneath.
  • Analysts identify wired data connections consistent with linking system elements to a command-and-control center.
  • A similar installation sits in Gar County about 65 km from the LAC, opposite India’s recently upgraded Nyoma airfield.
  • Sections of the Pangong Lake complex appear near completion while others remain under construction roughly 110 km from a 2020 Galwan flashpoint.