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PL-9

The PL-9 () is a short-range, infrared-homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the People's Republic of China.

Key facts

Weapon.is_missile: yes
Weapon.name: PL-9
Weapon.origin: People's Republic of China
Weapon.type: Short-range air-to-air missile
Weapon.manufacturer: Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC)Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine FactoryXi’an Eastern Machinery Factory
Weapon.production_date: 1989—present
Weapon.service: c. 1989
Weapon.engine: Solid-fuel rocket
Weapon.weight: 123kg (PL-9)115kg (PL-9C)
Weapon.length: 2.9m (PL-9/C)
Weapon.diameter: 0.157m (PL-9C)
Weapon.wingspan: 0.856m (PL-9C)
Weapon.speed: Mach 2+
Weapon.vehicle_range: 15km (PL-9)22km (PL-9C, air-to-air) >8km (DK-9, surface-to-air)
Weapon.altitude: 4.5km (surface-to-air)
Weapon.filling: 11.8kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)
Weapon.guidance: multi-element infrared
Weapon.detonation: laser proximity fuse

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The PL-9 () is a short-range, infrared-homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the People's Republic of China.

==History== The PL-9 program was initiated in 1986. The missile entered batch production in 1989. Two improved variants, PL-9B and PL-9C, was certified in 1992 and 2002. The latest version of the PL-9 is PL-9D.