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Measured figures
Length
Single source12 ft (3,667 mm)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AAM-4 | PL-5 |
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| Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile / surface-to-air missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Japan[source] | China[source] |
| In service | September 1999 ( 1999-09 ) –present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified |
PL-5E
Single source3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[source]
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-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~
Single sourceOperational; PL-5E
Single sourceWarhead 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.
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| Manufacturer | 1999–present – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$450,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | AAM-4, XRIM-4, AAM-4B, AAM-4TDR[source] | — |
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| Warhead | High explosive Directional blast-fragmentation[source] | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | 4-Quadrant Radar Proximity fuse , impact fuse[source] | Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Blast yield | 16.2kg TNT Equivalent[source] | — |
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| Engine | Two-stage Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Fuzzy guidance logic Mid-Course: Inertial guidance , datalink , SARH Terminal: Active radar homing , inertial guidance , datalink[source] | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Steering system | AAM-4/4B: 25G maximum overload[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | F-15J , F-2[source] | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[source] |
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| References | Japanese Ministry of Defense , MHI[source] | — |
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| Guidance | inertial guidance , datalink , semi-active radar homing , active radar homing[source] | — |
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| Produced | — | 1982[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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1.3–16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E)[source]