AGM-179 JAGM vs PL-9: Specs Compared

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AMissiles

Air-to-surface missile

BMissiles

Short-range air-to-air missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AGM-179 JAGMLength

1.778 m

PL-9PL-9/C

2.9 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

9 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

1.78m

2.9mPL-9/C

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.778 m

Length

Single source

70 in (1,778 mm)^[source]

2.9 m

PL-9/C

Single source

Configuration

AGM-179 JAGM and PL-9 configuration
Specification	AGM-179 JAGM	PL-9
Speed	—	Mach 2+^[source]
Type	Air-to-surface missile^[source]	Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]
In service	Achieved IOC March 1st 2022 with the U.S. Marine Corps^[source]	c. 1989^[source]
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin^[source]	Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC) Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory Xi’an Eastern Machinery Factory^[source]