PL-15 vs Roketsan Cirit: Specs Compared

AMissiles

PL-15

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

Credit

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BMissiles

Roketsan Cirit

Air-to-surface , anti-armor and anti-personnel missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

PL-15PL-15E

3.996 m

Length source ↗

Roketsan CiritLength

1.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

4mPL-15E

1.9m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

3.996 m

PL-15E

Single source

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

1.9 m

Length

Single source

1.9 m^[source]

203mmPL-15E

70mm

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.203 m

PL-15E

Single source

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

0.07 m

Diameter

Single source

2.75" (70 mm)^[source]

200–230kg(PL-15) ≤

15kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

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]

15 kg

Mass

Single source

15 kg^[source]

150–200kmOperational; PL-15

1.5–8kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

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]

1.5–8 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

1.5 - 8 km^[source]

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3kginsensitive explosive

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

3 kg

insensitive explosive

Single source

3 kg insensitive explosive^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

PL-15 and Roketsan Cirit configuration
Specification	PL-15	Roketsan Cirit
Speed	Mach 5+^[source]	—
Type	Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile^[source]	Air-to-surface , anti-armor and anti-personnel missile^[source]
Place of origin	People's Republic of China^[source]	Turkey^[source]
In service	2016–present^[source]	—
Manufacturer	China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)^[source]	ROKETSAN^[source]
Engine	Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket^[source]	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]
Guidance system	Active radar homing^[source]	Midcourse Guidance: MEMS-IMU , MEMS-INS , Magnetometer Terminal Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Seeker^[source]
Launch platform	J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3^[source]	Attack Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TAI Hürkuş Land combat vehicle Naval platforms Stationary platforms^[source]
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	Turkish Army , UAE Army^[source]
Wars	—	Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Syrian Civil War Operation Olive Branch Second Nagorno-Karabakh War^[source]
Designed	—	2004 – 2009^[source]
Produced	—	2011 - present^[source]
Warhead	—	Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary Thermobaric: Increased Anti Personnel and Anti Structure^[source]
Steering system	—	Pop-out fins^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · United Arab Emirates

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PL-15

Roketsan Cirit

Speed

Mach 5+^[source]

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Type

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

Air-to-surface , anti-armor and anti-personnel missile^[source]

Place of origin

People's Republic of China^[source]

Turkey^[source]

In service

2016–present^[source]

—

Manufacturer

China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)^[source]

ROKETSAN^[source]

Engine

Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket^[source]

Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Guidance system

Active radar homing^[source]

Midcourse Guidance: MEMS-IMU , MEMS-INS , Magnetometer Terminal Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Seeker^[source]

Launch platform

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

Attack Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TAI Hürkuş Land combat vehicle Naval platforms Stationary platforms^[source]

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

Turkish Army , UAE Army^[source]

Wars

—

Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Syrian Civil War Operation Olive Branch Second Nagorno-Karabakh War^[source]

Designed

—

2004 – 2009^[source]

Produced

—

2011 - present^[source]

Warhead

—

Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary Thermobaric: Increased Anti Personnel and Anti Structure^[source]

Steering system

—

Pop-out fins^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates