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PL-17

The PL-17 (NATO reporting name: CH-AA-12 Auger) or PL-20 is an active radar-guided very-long-range air-to-air missile developed by the People's Republic of China for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The missile has a claimed range of more than 400 km (250 mi) and is intended to target high value airborne assets (HVAA) such as tanker and…

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Engine
Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket
Guidance system
Active radar homing/infrared homing /passive radiation homing and datalink .
In service
2022-present
Launch platform
Chengdu J-20 · Shenyang J-16
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Operational range
~400 km

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PL-17

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples31
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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related to Design · 10
PL-17 → AESA, AIM-120, Chengdu J-20, During, Estimates, It, Mach, PL-15, Royal United Services Institute, The
related to history · 10
PL-17 → Chinese, In October, It, PL-21, PL-XX, PLAAF, Shenyang J-16, Su-30MKK, Su-35, The
Launch platform · 2
PL-17 → Chengdu J-20, Shenyang J-16
Engine · 1
PL-17 → Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket
Guidance system · 1
PL-17 → Active radar homing/infrared homing /passive radiation homing and datalink .
In service · 1
PL-17 → 2022-present
Manufacturer · 1
PL-17 → Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Operational range · 1
PL-17 → ~400 km
Place of origin · 1
PL-17 → People's Republic of China
Type · 1
PL-17 → Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (very-long-range)

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missile active range 400 km radar passive j-16 air-to-air china mi infrared very-long-range datalink people's republic liberation army air force

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PL-17EngineDual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket1.00infobox
PL-17Guidance systemActive radar homing/infrared homing /passive radiation homing and datalink .1.00infobox
PL-17In service2022-present1.00infobox
PL-17Launch platformChengdu J-201.00infobox
PL-17Launch platformShenyang J-161.00infobox
PL-17ManufacturerShanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology1.00infobox
PL-17Operational range~400 km1.00infobox
PL-17Place of originPeople's Republic of China1.00infobox
PL-17TypeBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (very-long-range)1.00infobox
PL-17Used byPeople's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force1.00infobox
PL-17is aseparate development from the ramjet-powered PL-210.90text
PL-17related to DesignPL-150.60section

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