PL-12
Sign in to saveThe PL-12 (, NATO reporting name: CH-AA-7 Adze) is an active radar-guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by the People's Republic of China. It is considered comparable to the US AIM-120 AMRAAM and the Russian R-77.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- PL-12
- Weapon.image
- PL-12AE air-to-air missile.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- PL-12AE mockup at Zhuhai Airshow 2024
- Weapon.origin
- People's Republic of China
- Weapon.type
- Medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air BVR missile
- Weapon.used_by
- People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force Pakistan Air Force Myanmar Air Force
- Weapon.service
- 2005-present
- Weapon.engine
- Dual thrust solid fuel rocket
- Weapon.speed
- Mach 4+
- Weapon.guidance
- Active radar homing
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Aircraft
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The PL-12 (, NATO reporting name: CH-AA-7 Adze) is an active radar-guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by the People's Republic of China. It is considered comparable to the US AIM-120 AMRAAM and the Russian R-77.
==History== thumb|A model of an export version of the PL-12, SD-10A, (bottom-left corner) with a Pakistan Air Force CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder|JF-17 on display at the Farnborough Airshow 2010.