Chinese air to air missiles

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kyuryu

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Has anyone seen any updates or prototypes of the rumoured PL-10 short range AAM and/or the PL-12D / PL-21 longer range, ramjet powered AAM?

After a lot of web chatter in 2009-11, it's gone all quiet... you'd assume that these systems and newer AGM capable of internal carriage (J-20) would be in development as new platforms like the J-20 and J-10B are put through exhaustive testing prior to achieving IOC... any updates???
 
AssassinsMace

AssassinsMace

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I don't know if this is a correct designation or even it's Chinese but it's said to be a PL-13 test.

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plawolf

plawolf

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Interesting, with that booster set up, they could almost use it as a SAM in its current form should they desire it once the tests are completed.
 
ladioussupp

ladioussupp

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plawolf said:
Interesting, with that booster set up, they could almost use it as a SAM in its current form should they desire it once the tests are completed.
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Booster to push missile supersonic enlarges the minimum engage range. It is a great deficiency for this size SAM.
 
Deino

Deino

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Here's an interesting link where several new Chinese AAM's are discussed and "reconstructed" as CG's ... these include the development of the PL-10 (from the "early PL-10, the PL--ASR and now the one seen on the J-20) as well as the PL-13 and PL-21 !

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