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Measured figures
PL-15E
Single source399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)[source]
IR guided
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | PL-15 | R-40 (missile) |
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| Speed | Mach 5+[source] | Mach 2.2-4.5[source] |
| Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] | Long-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2016–present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
radar guided
Single source6.29 m (20 ft 8 in)(radar guided) - 5.91 m (19 ft 5 in) (IR guided)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source38–100 kg (84–220 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)[source] | Vympel[source] |
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| Engine | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] | Solid-propellant rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Active radar homing[source] | Inverse monopulse Semi-active radar homing (R-40RD) Infrared homing (R-40TD)[source] |
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| Launch platform | J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3[source] | MiG-25 , MiG-31[source] |
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| Used by | 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 | Soviet Union , Syria , Iraq[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iran–Iraq War , Gulf War , Operation Southern Watch[source] |
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| Designer | — | OKB-4 MR Bisnovatyi[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1959[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1960s–1995[source] |
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| Variants | — | R-40R / R-40T, R-40RD / R-40TD, R-40RD1 / R-40TD1 (radar and IR models)[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Blast fragmentation[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Radar and active laser fuzes[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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