AIM-260 JATM vs PL-5: Specs Compared

AMissiles

AIM-260 JATM

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

BMissiles

PL-5

Short-range air-to-air missile

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

—

3.13mPL-5B, PL-5C

Length

All recorded figures & sources

3.128 m

PL-5B, PL-5C

Single source

2.893 m

PL-5E

Single source

3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)^[source]

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657mmPL-5B, PL-5C

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

0.657 m

PL-5B, PL-5C

Single source

0.617 m

PL-5E

Single source

0.657m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.617m (PL-5E)^[source]

—

127mmPL-5E

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.127 m

PL-5E

Single source

0.127m (PL-5E)^[source]

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148kgPL-5B, PL-5C

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

148 kg

PL-5B, PL-5C

Single source

83 kg

PL-5E

Single source

148 kg (PL-5B, PL-5C), 83kg (PL-5E)^[source]

≥ 200kmMaximum; At least

18kmOperational; PL-5E

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

≥ 200 km

Maximum; At least

Single source

At least 200 km (120 mi)^[source]

1.3–16 km

Operational; (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~

Single source

18 km

Operational; PL-5E

Single source

1.3–16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

AIM-260 JATM and PL-5 configuration
Specification	AIM-260 JATM	PL-5
Speed	Mach 5^[source]	Mach 2.5^[source]
Type	Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile^[source]	Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	China^[source]
Designer	Lockheed Martin^[source]	—
Produced	2024–present^[source]	1982^[source]
Warhead	High explosive blast-fragmentation^[source]	6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)^[source]
Launch platform	Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Boeing F-15EX Eagle II^[source]	Aircraft, helicopter gunships^[source]
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin^[source]	Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory^[source]
Detonation mechanism	—	Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)^[source]
Engine	—	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]
Guidance system	—	Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · China Reported operator · Burma Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Sri Lanka Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Zimbabwe

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AIM-260 JATM

PL-5

Speed

Mach 5^[source]

Mach 2.5^[source]

Type

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile^[source]

Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

China^[source]

Designer

Lockheed Martin^[source]

—

Produced

2024–present^[source]

1982^[source]

Warhead

High explosive blast-fragmentation^[source]

6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)^[source]

Launch platform

Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Boeing F-15EX Eagle II^[source]

Aircraft, helicopter gunships^[source]

Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin^[source]

Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory^[source]

Detonation mechanism

—

Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)^[source]

Engine

—

Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Guidance system

—

Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Burma
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Zimbabwe