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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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- air-to-air missile
- Country of origin
- China
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- service entry
- 1989-00-00
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