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Short-range air-to-air missile Surface-to-air missile (land-based version)
PL-8 (missile) is a short-range air-to-air missile Surface-to-air missile (land-based version) originating in China. It was built by Xi'an Eastern Machinery Factory and CATIC. Reported operators include China.
ChinaShort-range air-to-air missile Surface-to-air missile (land-based version)
China
1988 to present
China
Xi'an Eastern Machinery Factory and CATIC
PL-8A: 1988 to 1990’s
115 kg (254 lb)
2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
160 mm (6 in)
800 mm (31 in)
11 kg (24 lb) high explosive
Impact / Proximity
Solid rocket
Solid fuel
20 km (12 mi)
21 km (13 mi)
.5 km (0.31 mi) minimum
≈ Mach 3.5
Passive infrared homing
Aerial and ground
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PL-8 (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
SudanReported count for PL-8 (missile) · PL-8 (missile). Service scope: Sudanese Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 40. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2019), not the article revision. Cited source 2019-03-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for PL-8 (missile) · PL-8 (missile). Service scope: Sudanese Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 40. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2019), not the article revision. Cited source 2019-03-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.