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Measured figures
Length
Single source1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lightweight Multirole Missile | PL-5 |
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| Type | Laser-guided battlefield missile ( ASM , AAM , SAM and SSM )[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2021; full operating capability from October 2025[source] | — |
| Used by | Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force Regiment Royal Marines Armed Forces of Ukraine[source] | — |
| Wars |
PL-5E
Single source3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source3 kg (6.6 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russo-Ukrainian War[source]
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| Manufacturer | Thales Air Defence[source] | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
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| Warhead | HE blast fragmentation , shaped charge[source] | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Laser, proximity (active)[source] | Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Propellant | 2-stage, solid propellant[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | SAL + LBR (Mode A) IR Terminal homing (Mode B) IIR Terminal homing (Mode C) INS + GPS (Mode D)[source] | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Launch platform | AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Schiebel Camcopter S-100 BAE Fury Thales Watchkeeper WK450 Jackal drone (UK) (under development)[source] | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Produced | — | 1982[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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