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Measured figures
Length
Single source4,800 mm (190 in)[source]
PL-15E
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hsiung Feng II | PL-15 |
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| Type | Surface-to-surface missile[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | Early 1990s-present[source] | 2016–present[source] |
| Used by | Republic of China Armed Forces[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)[source]
Operational; Block 1
Single sourceOperational; Block 2
Single source160 km (99 mi) (Block 1) 250 km (160 mi) (Block 2)[source]
Operational; PL-15
Single sourceOperational; PL-15E
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source180 kg (400 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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
| Designer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology[source] | — |
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| Variants | Air launched version without first stage rocket booster[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial guidance midflight, terminal with dual active radar homing and infrared homing seekers[source] | Active radar homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | Box launcher or aircraft[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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| Engine | — | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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150–200 km (93–124 mi) (PL-15) 145 km (90 mi) (PL-15E)[source]