Chinese air to air missiles
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There is speculation that this may be a surface to air missile derived from AAM tech. We'll know soon enough either way.
In fact I also had a similar idea since it looks similar to the Sky Dragon 50 albeit not with the change in the missile's body diameter!
Different is most of all the change in body-diameter and the different nose-cone.
Looks like there are tail fold lines.
Overall the new missile looks quite different to DK-10/Sky Dragon 50 SAM to me, in proportions, fuselage geometry, fin details, radome geometry.
If this is air launched, it looks like it is somewhat optimized for internal carriage.
We've all expected the new BVRAAM to have a smaller overall footprint to enable 6 weapons internally carried on J-20 (and by some rumours, J-35/XY too) versus 4 internal for PL-15. So this missile could be that.
Alternatively it may be a new ARM, but either way if it is air launched it should be for internal carriage assuming air launch.
Overall the new missile looks quite different to DK-10/Sky Dragon 50 SAM to me, in proportions, fuselage geometry, fin details, radome geometry.
If this is air launched, it looks like it is somewhat optimized for internal carriage.
We've all expected the new BVRAAM to have a smaller overall footprint to enable 6 weapons internally carried on J-20 (and by some rumours, J-35/XY too) versus 4 internal for PL-15. So this missile could be that.
Alternatively it may be a new ARM, but either way if it is air launched it should be for internal carriage assuming air launch.
It's kind of funny how in some ways it is similar to DK-10 in overall configuration but all the details, exact proportions, and geometry are different.
Looks like TY-20I mockup given the bluntish nose (I variant presumably being ImIR, R variant presumably being radar guided)
Guess it's a Shorad, and IIR guided looking at the nose.
What was the context of this segment? Export missiles I presume since they were displaying the PL-10E next to it.
Are we sure that this is AAM and not SAM or Anti radiation this time?Question: what AAM is this?
