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Short-range air-to-air missile
PL-9 is a short-range air-to-air missile originating in People's Republic of China. It was built by Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC) Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory Xi’an Eastern Machinery Factory.
People's Republic of ChinaShort-range air-to-air missile
People's Republic of China
c. 1989
Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC) Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory Xi’an Eastern Machinery Factory
1989—present
123kg (PL-9) 115kg (PL-9C)
2.9m (PL-9/C)
0.157m (PL-9C)
0.856m (PL-9C)
11.8kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)
laser proximity fuse
Solid-fuel rocket
15km (PL-9) 22km (PL-9C, air-to-air) >8km (DK-9, surface-to-air)
4.5km (surface-to-air)
Mach 2+
multi-element infrared
Aircraft, helicopter gunships, ground-launched
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
PL-9 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Pakistan