{"id":47661,"date":"2025-05-12T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47661"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:05:25","slug":"pl-15-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pl-15-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"PL-15 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>PL-15 Missile Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Amid the ongoing escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a fully intact Chinese-made PL-15 long-range air-to-air missile has been recovered in Punjab&#8217;s Hoshiarpur.<\/p>\n<h2>About PL-15 Missile<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The PL-15, known as \u201c<strong>Thunderbolt-15,<\/strong>\u201d is a\u00a0<strong>long-range, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>developed by China<\/strong>\u2019s 607 Institute and manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).<\/li>\n<li>It can\u00a0<strong>engage enemy aircraft\u00a0<\/strong>at distances well beyond visual range.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>PL-15 Missile Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It features a\u00a0<strong>dual-pulse solid-propellant rocket motor,<\/strong>\u00a0allowing it to reach speeds exceeding Mach 5.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>domestic Chinese version boasts a range of 200\u2013300 km<\/strong>, while the\u00a0<strong>export variant<\/strong>, the PL-15E, has a declared maximum\u00a0<strong>range of 145 km<\/strong>, though operational factors may reduce this to 100\u2013120 km depending on the launch platform.<\/li>\n<li>The missile is equipped with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead weighing 20\u201325 kg, optimized to destroy maneuvering aerial targets.<\/li>\n<li>The PL-15 employs a\u00a0<strong>sophisticated guidance system<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>combining inertial navigation, Beidou satellite updates,\u00a0<\/strong>a\u00a0<strong>two-way datalink for mid-course corrections<\/strong>, and a\u00a0<strong>terminal active radar seeker<\/strong>\u00a0using advanced AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) technology.<\/li>\n<li>This suite provides high accuracy,\u00a0<strong>resistance to electronic jamming,<\/strong>\u00a0and the ability to engage targets in contested environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>PL-15 Missile FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the range of the PL-15 missile?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The domestic Chinese version boasts a range of 200\u2013300 km, while the export variant, the PL-15E, has a declared maximum range of 145 km.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the top speed of PL-15?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The PL-15 features a dual-pulse solid-propellant rocket motor, allowing it to reach speeds exceeding Mach 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0What type of missile is the PL-15?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/india\/chinese-made-pl-15-missile-recovered-in-punjab-suspected-to-be-fired-by-pakistan-s-jf-17-say-army-sources-operation-sindoor-2025-05-09-989455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">INDIATV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PL-15 \u201cThunderbolt-15\u201d is a long-range, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) designed for advanced aerial combat and superior engagement 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