PL-9
Sign in to saveThe PL-9 () is a short-range, infrared-homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the People's Republic of China.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- PL-9
- Weapon.origin
- People's Republic of China
- Weapon.type
- Short-range air-to-air missile
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC)Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine FactoryXi’an Eastern Machinery Factory
- Weapon.production_date
- 1989—present
- Weapon.service
- c. 1989
- Weapon.engine
- Solid-fuel rocket
- Weapon.weight
- 123kg (PL-9)115kg (PL-9C)
- Weapon.length
- 2.9m (PL-9/C)
- Weapon.diameter
- 0.157m (PL-9C)
- Weapon.wingspan
- 0.856m (PL-9C)
- Weapon.speed
- Mach 2+
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- 15km (PL-9)22km (PL-9C, air-to-air) >8km (DK-9, surface-to-air)
- Weapon.altitude
- 4.5km (surface-to-air)
- Weapon.filling
- 11.8kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)
- Weapon.guidance
- multi-element infrared
- Weapon.detonation
- laser proximity fuse
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- service entry
- 1989-00-00
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- History
- Design
- Variants
- Operators
- Current operators
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The PL-9 () is a short-range, infrared-homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the People's Republic of China.
==History== The PL-9 program was initiated in 1986. The missile entered batch production in 1989. Two improved variants, PL-9B and PL-9C, was certified in 1992 and 2002. The latest version of the PL-9 is PL-9D.