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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source4 m (13 ft)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Fakour-90 | PL-5 |
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| 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 | Iran[source] | China[source] |
| In service | Operational[source] | — |
| Used by |
PL-5E
Single source3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourcePL-5E
Single source0.657m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.617m (PL-5E)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
IRIAF[source]
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| Designer | Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics[source] | — |
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| Warhead | High explosive blast-fragmentation[source] | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] |
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| Guidance system | inertial guidance , two way data link, active radar homing[source] | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Launch platform | F-14 , F-4 Phantom II , Su-24 , Mirage F1 , MiG-29 , Kowsar , Su-27 , Su-30 , Su-35 , MiG-31 .[source] | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[source] |
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| Manufacturer | وزارت دفاع و نیروی هوایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران[source]Named manufacturer organization | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1982[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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