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PL-10

The PL-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.

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Weapon.is_missile: yes
Weapon.name: PL-10
Weapon.image: J-20 fighter (44040541250) (cropped).jpg
Weapon.caption: A J-20 with one visible PL-10 on the side of the weapons bay.
Weapon.type: Short-range air-to-air missile
Weapon.origin: People's Republic of China
Weapon.service: 2015−present
Weapon.manufacturer: Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC)
Weapon.production_date: 2013−present
Weapon.filling: Blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)
Weapon.detonation: Laser proximity fuze and impact
Weapon.engine: Thrust-vectoring solid-propellant rocket
Weapon.guidance: Multi-element imaging infrared (IIR)Active radar seeker
Weapon.launch_platform: Aircraft

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Design
Variants
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References

==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 () 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.