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Measured figures
Length
Single source9.1 m[source]
PL-15E
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-15 | PL-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | — | Mach 5+[source] |
| Type | SRBM[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| In service | 1990–present[source] | 2016–present[source] |
| Used by | China[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 |
399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)[source]
Operational; DF-15
Single sourceOperational; DF-15A
Single sourceOperational; DF-15B
Single sourceOperational; DF-15C
Single source600 km (370 mi) (DF-15) 900 km (560 mi) (DF-15A) 800 km (500 mi) (DF-15B) 700 km (430 mi) (DF-15C)[source]
Operational; PL-15
Single sourceOperational; PL-15E
Single sourceBars 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
| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology[source] | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)[source] |
|---|
| Warhead | Nuclear 50-350 Kt , or conventional Maneuverable reentry vehicles[source] | — |
|---|
| Blast yield | 90 kt[source] | — |
|---|
| Engine | Single-stage solid-propellant rocket[source] | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] |
|---|
| Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance (including ring-laser gyroscope ) + Beidou[source] | Active radar homing[source] |
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| Accuracy | 100-300 m[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Road-mobile TEL[source] | J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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150–200 km (93–124 mi) (PL-15) 145 km (90 mi) (PL-15E)[source]