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Measured figures
AAM-4
Single sourceAAM-4B
Single sourceOperational; AAM-4
Single sourceOperational; AAM-4B
Single sourceOperational; AAM-4TDR
Single sourceAAM-4: 46 nmi (85 km) AAM-4B: 65 nmi (120 km) AAM-4TDR: 92 nmi (170 km)[source]
70 km (AAM-4), 120 km (AAM-4B )[source]
Operational; PL-15
Single sourceOperational; PL-15E
Single source150–200 km (93–124 mi) (PL-15) 145 km (90 mi) (PL-15E)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source69 lb (31.3 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | AAM-4 | PL-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile / surface-to-air missile[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Japan[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | September 1999 ( 1999-09 ) –present[source] | 2016–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified Pakistan Air Force[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified |
| Manufacturer | 1999–present – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)[source] |
| Unit cost | US$450,000[source] | — |
| Variants | AAM-4, XRIM-4, AAM-4B, AAM-4TDR[source] | — |
| Warhead | High explosive Directional blast-fragmentation[source] | — |
| Detonation mechanism | 4-Quadrant Radar Proximity fuse , impact fuse[source] | — |
| Blast yield | 16.2kg TNT Equivalent[source] | — |
| Engine | Two-stage Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] |
| Guidance system | Fuzzy guidance logic Mid-Course: Inertial guidance , datalink , SARH Terminal: Active radar homing , inertial guidance , datalink[source] | Active radar homing[source] |
| Steering system | AAM-4/4B: 25G maximum overload[source] | — |
| Launch platform | F-15J , F-2[source] | J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3[source] |
| References | Japanese Ministry of Defense , MHI[source] | — |
| Guidance | inertial guidance , datalink , semi-active radar homing , active radar homing[source] | — |