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George Chernilevsky · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source480 cm (15 ft 9 in)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kh-58 | PL-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Mach 3.6[source] | Mach 2.5[source] |
| Type | Air-launched anti-radiation missile , surface-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | — |
| Used by |
PL-5E
Single source3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[source]
Operational; Kh-58E
Single sourceOperational; Kh-58U
Single sourceOperational; Kh-58: up to
Single sourceKh-58: up to 120 km (65 nmi) Kh-58U :250 km (130 nmi) Kh-58E: 46–200 km (25–110 nmi)[source]
Operational; (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~
Single sourceOperational; PL-5E
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source149 kg (328 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russia, India, Algeria, Iran[source] |
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| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raduga NPO[source] | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
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| Warhead | High Explosive[source] | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] |
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| Engine | Solid rocket[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Inertial with passive radar seeker[source] | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Su-24M, Mig-25BM, Su-22M4, Su-25TK, Su-30MK, Su-57E[source] | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[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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| Reported operators | — |
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1.3–16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E)[source]