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Measured figures
ATAS · Length
Single source1.52 m (60 in)[source]
PL-15E
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Air-to-Air Stinger | PL-15 |
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| Type | air-to-air missile system[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Launch platform | helicopters such as the AH-64 Apache , T129 ATAK , Eurocopter Tiger , and also UAVs such as the MQ-1 Predator[source] | J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3[source] |
| Used by | US Army[source] | 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] |
399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)[source]
ATAS · Wingspan
Single source140 mm (5.5 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Pakistan Air Force[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified
| Guidance | Fire-and-forget passive infrared seeker for Block I and Fire-and-forget passive IR focal plane array seeker in Block II version[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 3 kg (6.6 lb) HE blast fragmentation[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Dual thrust solid fuel rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 34, row 3, cell 3; revision 1376486574; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| In service | — | 2016–present[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Active radar homing[source] |
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