{
  "id": "pg99",
  "name": "PG99",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "35mm towed anti-aircraft gun",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1997,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "CMR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The PG99 is a twin barrel, low-altitude air defense weapon that is reported to be an effective part of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA's) air defense network. It was developed/licensed produced from the GDF-002 to engage low-altitude and helicopter-type targets within 4,000m slant range, or light armored targets and landing crafts.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "weg-pg99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Reaction time to an identified threat",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "6 secs",
      "src": [
        "weg-pg99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "90 secs",
      "src": [
        "weg-pg99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "90 secs",
      "src": [
        "weg-pg99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Range",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "3,200 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-pg99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "GDF-002",
      "text": "This system is the predecessor gun that China is known to have purchased from Switzerland. China obtained a license for the old twin 35mm Oerlikon GDF series of towed anti-aircraft guns many years ago together with the f",
      "src": [
        "weg-pg99"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PG99 (Export)",
      "text": "Cameroon took delivery of PG99’s in 2013, which were procured under a China EXIM Bank loan that also included the procurement of BBR AFVs. This delivery also included radar systems. The Sichuan Military Electronics Indus",
      "src": [
        "weg-pg99"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "generic",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/pg99.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-pg99": {
      "title": "PG99 Chinese 35mm Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/PG99_Chinese_35mm_Towed_Anti-Aircraft_Gun",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}