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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 | Type 79 Jyu-MAT |
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| Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] | Heavy anti-tank/landing-craft guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Japan[source] |
| In service | 2016–present[source] | 1984 to present[source] |
| Manufacturer | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)[source] | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
1.5 m[source]
Operational; PL-15
Single sourceOperational; PL-15E
Single source150–200 km (93–124 mi) (PL-15) 145 km (90 mi) (PL-15E)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source4.2 kg[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Engine | Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Active radar homing[source] | Wire guided SACLOS[source] |
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| Launch platform | J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3[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 | Japan[source] |
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| Designer | — | Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1980 to present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Shaped charge on tanks/armored vehicles Fragmentation charged warhead for landing vessels and ships.[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact or delayed impact[source] |
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