AIM-120 AMRAAM vs PL-15
| American air-to-air missile, entered service in 1991, using active radar homing for terminal guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Air-to-Air |
| Type | Active radar-guided air-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon / Hughes |
| Service year | 1991 |
| Number produced | 14,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $1.1 million |
| Chinese air-to-air missile, entered service in 2016, guided by active radar homing. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 China |
| Category | Air-to-Air |
| Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA) |
| Service year | 2016 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Range | 105.0 km â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4.0 â—‰ |
| Weight | 161.5 kg â—‰ |
| Warhead | 20.0 kg |
| Length | 3.65 m â—‰ |
| Diameter | 178 mm â—‰ |
| Guidance | Inertial guidance, terminal active radar homing, optional mid-course update datalink |
| Warhead type | High explosive blast-fragmentation |
| Range | 200.0 km â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 5.0 â—‰ |
| Weight | 210 kg â—‰ |
| Warhead | -- kg |
| Length | 4.00 m â—‰ |
| Diameter | 203 mm â—‰ |
| Guidance | Active radar homing |
| Warhead type | -- |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which has longer range, the AIM-120 AMRAAM or PL-15?
The PL-15 has a longer range at 200 km compared to the AIM-120 AMRAAM's 105 km.
Which is faster, the AIM-120 AMRAAM or PL-15?
The PL-15 is faster with a maximum speed of Mach 5.0 compared to the AIM-120 AMRAAM's Mach 4.0.
Which has a larger warhead, the AIM-120 AMRAAM or PL-15?
The AIM-120 AMRAAM carries a larger warhead at 20 kg compared to the PL-15's 0 kg.
Which is heavier, the AIM-120 AMRAAM or PL-15?
The PL-15 is heavier at 210 kg compared to the AIM-120 AMRAAM's 161 kg.
Which is longer, the AIM-120 AMRAAM or PL-15?
The PL-15 is longer at 4.00 meters compared to the AIM-120 AMRAAM's 3.65 meters.
What guidance systems do the AIM-120 AMRAAM and PL-15 use?
The AIM-120 AMRAAM uses Inertial guidance, terminal active radar homing, optional mid-course update datalink guidance while the PL-15 uses Active radar homing guidance.
Which entered service first, the AIM-120 AMRAAM or PL-15?
The AIM-120 AMRAAM entered service first in 1991, 25 years before the PL-15 which entered service in 2016.