PL-12

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PL-12

A PL-12 (SD-10A) under the starboard wing of a Pakistani JF-17 Thunder
A PL-12 (SD-10A) under the starboard wing of a Pakistani JF-17 Thunder

General Information
Type Air-to-air missile
Local name PL-12
Country of origin People's Republic of China
Commissioning 2005
Technical specifications
length 3850 mm
diameter 203 mm
Combat weight 180 kg
span 674 mm
drive Solid rocket motor
speed Do 4
Range 70 km
Furnishing
steering Control surfaces
Target location active radar seeker
Detonator Distance fuses
Weapon platforms * Xian JH-7 A
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The PL-12 is a Chinese medium-range air-to-air missile with active radar control.

development

Development of the PL-12 began in the late 1990s under the designation SD-10. It became known to the public in 2001. It is believed that the missile's seeker is based on knowledge gained with the active radar-guided Soviet missiles Wympel R-27 and R-77 . The documentation of the R-27 seeker was sold to China by the Soviet Union.

The certification was completed in 2004 and since 2005 the PL-12 has been part of the inventory of the Chinese Air Force .

A further developed variant of the PL-12 is the PL-15 adapted to the J-20 with a reduced wingspan and AESA radar seeker.

description

The PL-12 is an air-to-air missile in a classic design with four trapezoidal tail control surfaces and four triangular control surfaces in the middle of the fuselage. Your active radar seeker can also work in passive mode, for example to switch to interference signals. A data link connection allows new / more precise target coordinates to be received in flight. The warhead is triggered by a proximity fuse. A solid rocket motor serves as the drive.

variants

  • SD-10 ( ShanDian-10 , 闪电 -10): Export version (SD-10A and SD-10B).
  • DK-10A : anti-aircraft missile with a maximum range of 50 km. Used for the Sky Dragon 50 (also: SD-50, Tianlong 50, GAS2) FlaRak system .
  • LD-10 (雷电 -10): Anti-radar air-to-surface missile with a range of 60 km.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Chinese Military Aviation: Missiles I. chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com, accessed on July 22, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Richard Fisher: China's Emerging 5th Generation Air-to-Air Missiles , February 2, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2019
  3. ↑ Huang Panyue: With modified fire control system, China's Su-30 fighter jets might be aircraft carrier's nightmare. eng.chinamil.com.cn, February 1, 2019, accessed on July 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Tyler Rogoway: China's J-20 stealth fighter stuns By Brandishing Full Load Of Missiles At Zhuhai Air Show. www.thedrive.com, November 11, 2018, accessed on July 22, 2019 .
  5. ^ Carlo Kopp: PLA Air to Air Missiles. www.ausairpower.net, accessed on July 22, 2019 (English).
  6. ^ Gareth Jennings: Bulgaria to be offered JF-17 fighter by Pakistan , IHS Jane's. March 4, 2015, accessed July 22, 2019
  7. ↑ Sky Dragon 50 GAS2 medium-range surface-to-air defense missile technical data sheet specifications pictures video 12401163. www.armyrecognition.com, accessed on July 22, 2019 (English).

Web links

  • PL-12. www.globalsecurity.org, accessed on July 22, 2019 .