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Measured figures
Length
Single source3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[source]
PL-15E
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Armement Air-Sol Modulaire | PL-15 |
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| Speed | — | Mach 5+[source] |
| Type | Glide bomb Air-to-surface missile[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | 2016–present[source] |
| Used by |
399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)[source]
PL-15E
Single source20.3 cm (8.0 in) (PL-15E)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
French Air and Space Force French Naval Aviation Royal Moroccan Air Force Egyptian Air Force Qatar Air Force Indian Air Force Ukrainian Air Force[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]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified Pakistan Air Force[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan First Libyan civil war Mali War Operation Inherent Resolve Russo-Ukrainian War 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Safran Electronics & Defense Bharat Electronics[source] | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)[source] |
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| Unit cost | € 164,000 (US$210,707) (FY2011) € 252,000 (US$323,770) including development costs (FY2011)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 250 kg (550 lb) bomb body ( Mk82 , BLU 111 or CBEMS/BANG)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid rocket motor[source] | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Hybrid inertial / GPS in decametric all-weather version Hybrid inertial/GPS + infrared homing or SALH in metric day/night version[source] | Active radar homing[source] |
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| Accuracy | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) CEP decametric version 1 m (3 ft 3 in) CEP metric version[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Dassault Rafale Dassault Mirage 2000D Dassault Mirage F1 F-16 Tejas MiG-29 Su-25 Su-27[source] | J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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