Beijing Taking Air-To-Air Missile Lead From Russia

Tony Osborne June 03, 2020
air-to-air missile
The PL-15 is equipping China’s high-end fighters, including the J-10, J-16 and the stealthy J-20 platforms.
Credit: TurboSquid
The sight of four long-range air-to-air missiles in the weapons bay of China’s Chengdu J-20 low-observable fighter at the Zhuhai Airshow two years ago rang alarm bells among officials throughout the Pentagon. PL-15 IS one of the prompts for AIM-260 development Chinese progress may have spurred...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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