On April 24, the seventh China Space Day, the Second Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Industry Group organized the theme activity of "Inheriting and Dreaming" Space Day, officially released the book "Missile Life", and for the first time disclosed 12 retired and declassified Chinese missile weapon models commanders and chief designers.
The 12 Chinese missile commanders and designers are:
Qian Wenji (June 10, 1916-June 15, 2006), chief designer of the first generation of surface-to-air missiles on the mainland, was appointed chief designer of the "543" in May 1960, chief designer of Hongqi No. 1 in February 1962, and chief designer of Hongqi No. 2 in April 1964. He has long been engaged in the technical leadership of the development of communication aircraft and the development of surface-to-air missile weapon systems, and has made important contributions to the development of the mainland's telecommunications technology, electronic technology, missile technology, and computer applications.
Xu Xinbo (1917.7.9-1989.5.3), chief designer of Hongqi No. 1, served as the chief designer of Hongqi No. 1 in December 1960. He successively served as deputy chief designer and chief designer of the "543" surface-to-air missile weapon system imitation work, and made important contributions to the development of the mainland surface-to-air missile.
Chen Huaijin (1929.12.16-2017.8.6), the chief designer of Hongqi No. 2, was appointed as the chief designer of Hongqi No. 2 in November 1964. He participated in the creation of the mainland's first radar unit, and after being transferred to the Fifth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense, he was engaged in the development of anti-aircraft missiles for a long time, and he was the leader of simulation technology and a famous missile radar expert. He has made outstanding contributions to the mainland's defense industry in the fields of aircraft guidance, automatic control and simulation, and has technically pioneered the development of the first generation of air defense missiles on the mainland and guided the development of the second generation of air defense missiles.
Chai Zhi (1922.12.17-2003.9.10), commander-in-chief of Chilang No. 1 and Hongqi No. 7, was appointed commander-in-chief of Julang No. 1 in February 1980 and Commander-in-Chief of Hongqi No. 7 in February 1982. He has participated in the leadership of the "1059" control system and ground equipment imitation work, the self-design of the Dongfeng No. 2 control system, the "543" imitation work, the development of Hongqi No. 2, the development of Chilang No. 1, and the development of Dongfeng No. 21. And as the model commander-in-chief. He organized and led the development of Hongqi No. 7 and served as the administrative commander-in-chief. It has made outstanding contributions to the mainland's national defense industry.
Geng Rui (1920.8.13-1987.12.12), the commander-in-chief of Hongqi No. 7, served as the commander-in-chief of Hongqi No. 7 in May 1979, and made positive contributions to the development of the second-generation air defense weapons on the mainland.
Tan Fengkui (1944.2.6-2008.2.27), the commander-in-chief of Hongqi No. 7, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Hongqi No. 7 in January 1994. The "Research on the Integrated System for Flexible Design and Manufacturing of Key Components of Air Defense Missiles" that he was responsible for established for the first time in the aerospace field based on parallel engineering to support the design, manufacture and management of missile structural parts, realizing the comprehensive application of multiple models, and playing a far-reaching impact on the rapid development of air defense models.
Xu Naiming (1929.7.22-2016.9.20), the commander-in-chief of Haihongqi No. 7, served as the commander-in-chief of Haihongqi No. 7 in October 1989. He presided over the completion of the development of a new generation of surface-to-air missile weapon systems, new surface-to-surface missile weapon systems and other aerospace models, presided over the construction of the Beijing Simulation Center with international advanced level, and solved many problems in the development of simulation computer applications.
Chen Guoxin (1944.7.301), chief designer of Haihongqi No. 7, was appointed as the chief designer of Haihongqi No. 7 in January 1997, and the chief designer of the new field weapon system in October 2000. He set a precedent in the history of the development of continental anti-aircraft missiles in the field of shipborne ultra-low altitude; He successfully completed the task of developing new field air defense missiles, applied the method of systems engineering to solve the key technologies in product development, established the idea of taking design as the center and focusing on testing and verification, and made important contributions to the smooth development of models.
Wu Beisheng (August 14, 1929), the general manager of the mainland's third-generation air defense weapon system, was appointed as the general manager of the third-generation air defense weapon system in February 1988, and the chief designer of B610 in January 1993 and the chief designer of B611 in October 1996. He was responsible for the technical work of the development of the mainland surface-to-air missile system, and successively served as the deputy chief designer of the Hongqi No. 3 and Hongqi No. 7, the chief technical person in charge of the third-generation air defense weapon system, and the chief designer of the B610, B611, and B6 series, making important contributions to the development of the national defense cause.
Shen Zhongfang (August 24, 1934), commander-in-chief of the mainland's third-generation air defense weapon system, was appointed commander-in-chief of the third-generation air defense weapon system in January 1992, B610 commander-in-chief in January 1993, and B611 commander-in-chief in October 1996. He has been engaged in the design and research of aircraft systems for a long time, and has successively completed the research and development and command work of the vehicle-mounted Hongyi No. 5 ultra-low-altitude air defense weapon system test vehicle, the third-generation air defense weapon system, and the B6 series weapon system, and has made important contributions to the development of national defense.
Zhang Fu'an (1939.11.25-), chief designer of the third-generation air defense weapon system in mainland China, was appointed chief designer of the third-generation air defense weapon system in January 1992. In the design of the third-generation air defense weapon system, after three years of tackling key problems and breaking through the five key technologies, he presided over the formulation of the overall plan for the weapon system, brought out a scientific research team with strong technical ability, laid the foundation for the serial development of models, realized the leapfrog development of the mainland's air defense missile weapons, and made outstanding contributions to the development of the mainland's air defense missiles.
Wang Guoxiang (1940.8.26-2010.5.27), commander-in-chief of the third-generation anti-aircraft weapon system, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the third-generation anti-aircraft weapon system in August 2000. He has been engaged in the development of missile weapons and equipment for a long time, is an outstanding expert in missile system engineering and model development and management, participated in the development of a number of key models, and made outstanding contributions to the design and finalization of the mainland's third-generation air defense missile weapon system.
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Source: People's Daily WeChat, People's Daily client (reporter: Yu Jianbin), Global Times (reporter: Fan Wei)
Editor: Wang Jiaru
Draft: Lu Shuangying