PL-10
type of short-range air-to-air missile
The PL-10 (Chinese: 霹雳-10; pinyin: Pī Lì-10; lit. 'Thunderbolt-10', NATO reporting name: CH-AA-9), formerly known as PL-ASR (stands for PiLi-Advanced Short Range), is a short-range, infrared-homing / active radar homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the People's Republic of China. It is the latest-generation Chinese short-range air-to-air missile.
History
Development of the PL-10 began in 2004. The design was approved in 2010 and it entered production in 2013. The chief designer was Liang Xiaogeng (梁晓庚) of the Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology. Pictures of the PL-10, then known as the PL-ASR, appeared on the Chinese internet in 2008.
Design
The PL-10 may be partially based on the South African A-Darter AAM. It uses an imaging infrared (IIR) sensor; these generally improve detection range and resistance to countermeasures. The PL-10E has all-aspect targeting capability using an IIR sensor that images the entire target. The seeker is reportedly very resistant to jamming and electronic countermeasures.
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