China's Guangdong Hongda Blasting Company (Hongda), a Guangzhou-based manufacturer specialising in mining and industrial explosives, has showcased its new indigenously developed and export-oriented HD-1 cruise missile designed for precision land attack and anti-ship missions.The ground-based HD-1 is a solid-propellant, ramjet-powered supersonic cruise missile that employs a tandem single-stage rocket booster - as opposed to wraparound boosters to reduce drag - for missile launch and acceleration to a forward velocity suitable for efficient operation of the ramjet's intake system, which comprises four air intakes arranged in an 'X' configuration around the missile body. Tapered control surfaces are mounted on the intake housings near the nozzles.
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