PL-5
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The PL-5 (霹雳-5) air-to-air missile (PL stands for Pi Li, "Thunderbolt" in Chinese, the generic designation for all PRC air-to-air missiles) is a short-range, Infrared homing missile used by Chinese fighters. It is based on AA-2 Atoll technology and resembles the AIM-9 Sidewinder. The PL-5 was designed and developed at China's Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), also known as Institute 612; its design team members included Chen Jiali (陈家礼), Dong Chunfeng, Hu Rongchao (胡荣超), Huang Bin, Zhang Ming (张明), and Zheng Zhiwei (郑志伟). It was reportedly produced at the Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory (also known as the Hanzhong Air-to-Air Missile Factory) of the China Aviation Industry Corporation I.
The PL-5 have been continuously upgraded by Luoyang and the latest variant, the PL-5EII, added a dual band, multi-element detector as well as a laser proximity fuse similar to the PL-9. According to the Chinese export/import agency CATIC, the PL5E has an all-aspect capability with the seeker having a maximum off boresight angle of ±25° before launch, and ±40° after launch.[1]
PLAAF J-10 and J-11 fighter jets mainly use the PL-8 missile, stealth fighters such as the J-20 and J-35 use the PL-10, which are more advanced short-range air-to-air missiles when compared to the PL-5. However, due to greater weight and dimensions of the PL-8 and PL-10 missiles, for F-7 and JH-7, the PL-5, PL-7 and PL-9 are still the preferable air-to-air missile at this stage.[2]
Operators
Current operators
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh uses PL-5 and PL-5EIITemplate:Sfn
- File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Burma PL-5B and PL-5EII
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 900 ordered, PL-5E.[3]
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
- File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 100 ordered, PL-5E.[3]
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.flightglobal.com/china-reveals-upgraded-variant-of-pl5-missile/20260.article
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- ↑ a b Arms Transfers Database Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Works cited
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