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PL-15E
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CY-1 | PL-15 |
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| Speed | supersonic[source] | Mach 5+[source] |
| Type | Anti-submarine missile[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | late 1980s – present[source] | 2016–present[source] |
399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Navy[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 |
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| Produced | late 1980s[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Lightweight torpedo[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Semi-armor-piercing[source] | — |
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| Engine | rocket motor[source] | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | inertial in flight, passive / active sonar in water[source] | Active radar homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | Air, surface & submerged[source] | J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)[source] |
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