Kh-29 vs PL-15: Specs Compared

AMissiles

Kh-29

Air-to-surface missile

BMissiles

PL-15

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kh-29Kh-29L/T

3.9 m

Length source ↗

PL-15PL-15E

3.996 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 42 rows sourced on both sides

3.9mKh-29L/T

4mPL-15E

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.9 m

Kh-29L/T

Single source

3.875 m

Kh-29TE

Single source

Kh-29L/T: 390 cm (12 ft 10 in) Kh-29TE: 387.5 cm (12 ft 9 in)^[source]

3.996 m

PL-15E

Single source

399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)^[source]

1.1m

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

1.1 m

Wingspan

Single source

110 cm (43 in)^[source]

380mm

203mmPL-15E

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.38 m

Diameter

Single source

38.0 cm (15.0 in)^[source]

0.203 m

PL-15E

Single source

20.3 cm (8.0 in) (PL-15E)^[source]

690kgKh-29TE

200–230kg(PL-15) ≤

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

660 kg

Kh-29L

Single source

685 kg

Kh-29T

Single source

690 kg

Kh-29TE

Single source

Kh-29L: 660 kg (1,460 lb) Kh-29T: 685 kg (1,510 lb) Kh-29TE: 690 kg (1,520 lb)^[source]

200–230 kg

(PL-15) ≤

Single source

210 kg

PL-15E

Single source

200–230 kg (441–507 lb) (PL-15) ≤210 kg (463 lb) (PL-15E)^[source]

2,200km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Mach 5+

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

900–1,260 km/h

Maximum; Kh-29ML

Single source

2,200 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

2,200 km/h (1,400 mph) Kh-29ML: 900–1,260 km/h (560–780 mph)^[source]

Mach 5+^[source]

30kmOperational; Kh-29TE

150–200kmOperational; PL-15

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10 km

Operational; Kh-29L

Single source

12 km

Operational; Kh-29T

Single source

30 km

Operational; Kh-29TE

Single source

Kh-29L: 10 km (5.4 nmi) Kh-29T: 12 km (6.5 nmi) Kh-29TE: 30 km (16 nmi)^[source]

150–200 km

Operational; PL-15

Single source

145 km

Operational; PL-15E

Single source

150–200 km (93–124 mi) (PL-15) 145 km (90 mi) (PL-15E)^[source]

320kgWarhead weight

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Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

320 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

320 kg (705 lb)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Kh-29 and PL-15 configuration
Specification	Kh-29	PL-15
Type	Air-to-surface missile^[source]	Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
In service	1980s–present^[source]	2016–present^[source]
Used by	Warsaw Pact, China, India, Iraq^[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	Iran–Iraq War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]	—
Designer	Matus Bisnovat Georgiy I. Khokhlov^[source]	—
Designed	1975^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Vympel / Tactical Missiles Corporation^[source]	China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)^[source]
Produced	1980–present^[source]	—
Warhead	HE armour-piercing^[source]	—
Detonation mechanism	Impact^[source]	—
Engine	Fixed thrust solid fuel rocket^[source]	Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket^[source]
Guidance system	Kh-29L: semi-active laser guidance Kh-29T/TE: passive homing TV guidance Kh-29D: infrared homing guidance (IIR) Kh-29MP: active radar homing^[source]	Active radar homing^[source]
Launch platform	Kh-29L&T: MiG-27K, MiG-29, Su-22, Su-27UB, Su-30MK, Su-39 Kh-29L only: Su-25 Kh-29T only: Su-35 Also: Mirage F1 E, Su-17/22 , Su-24 , Su-33 , Su-34 , Su-37^[source]	J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · China Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Yemen	—

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Kh-29

PL-15

Type

Air-to-surface missile^[source]

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

In service

1980s–present^[source]

2016–present^[source]

Used by

Warsaw Pact, China, India, Iraq^[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

Iran–Iraq War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

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Designer

Matus Bisnovat Georgiy I. Khokhlov^[source]

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Designed

1975^[source]

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Manufacturer

Vympel / Tactical Missiles Corporation^[source]

China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)^[source]

Produced

1980–present^[source]

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Warhead

HE armour-piercing^[source]

—

Detonation mechanism

Impact^[source]

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Engine

Fixed thrust solid fuel rocket^[source]

Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket^[source]

Guidance system

Kh-29L: semi-active laser guidance Kh-29T/TE: passive homing TV guidance Kh-29D: infrared homing guidance (IIR) Kh-29MP: active radar homing^[source]

Active radar homing^[source]

Launch platform

Kh-29L&T: MiG-27K, MiG-29, Su-22, Su-27UB, Su-30MK, Su-39 Kh-29L only: Su-25 Kh-29T only: Su-35 Also: Mirage F1 E, Su-17/22 , Su-24 , Su-33 , Su-34 , Su-37^[source]

J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Yemen

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