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Measured figures
PL-15E
Single source399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | PL-15 | R-60 (missile) |
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| Speed | Mach 5+[source] | Mach 2.47[source] |
| Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] | Lightweight short-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] |
2,090 mm (6 ft 10 in)[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-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Guidance system | Active radar homing[source] | Infrared homing[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-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-25 , MiG-27 , MiG-29 , MiG-31 , Su-15 , Su-17 , Su-20 , Su-22 , Su-24 , Su-25 , Yak-28 , Yak-38 , Yak-141 , Mi-24 , BAE Systems Hawk , L39ZA , J-22 Orao[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 | — |
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| Wars | — | Iran–Iraq War South African Border War Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 3 kg (6.6 lb)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | proximity[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 20,000 m (66,000 ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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