PL-15
The PL-15 (Chinese: 霹雳-15; pinyin: Pī Lì-15; literally: "Thunderbolt-15") is an active radar-guided very long range air-to-air missile developed by the People's Republic of China. Its range is comparable to that of the European Meteor (missile) and the Russian R-37 (missile), the P-15 is reportedly capable of destroying targets at a distance of 150 km. The missile is about 4m long, its IOC is estimated to be 2018 and it will be carried by the J-10C, J-16 and J-20 aircraft.[1] It features an active electronically scanned array radar that makes evasion difficult for the most agile of fighter jets.[2]
Military expert Fu Qianshao suggested that China was developing an advanced long-range missile air-to-air missile capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 400 km.[3][4]
References[edit]
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- ^ John Pike. "PL-15 air-to-air missile". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
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