Chinese air to air missiles

siegecrossbow said:

Are we sure that this is AAM and not SAM or Anti radiation this time?

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Oh yeah, brain fart Monday.

Do you know what this is? The size is quite compact.

by78 said:

Oh yeah, brain fart Monday.

Do you know what this is? The size is quite compact.

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I don’t know hence I’m asking.

by78 said:

Oh yeah, brain fart Monday.

Do you know what this is? The size is quite compact.

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Probably Sky Dragon 50. The size and shape looks about right

Just forgot it’s designation, but yes, it’s the same which was briefly said to be the PL-16

by78 said:

Question: what AAM is this?

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DK-10/sky dragon 50, SAM not AAM

Deino said:

Just forgot it’s designation, but yes, it’s the same which was briefly said to be the PL-16

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No, the one you're thinking of is TY-20 SAM which was briefly thought to be a new AAM.



DK-10/sky dragon 50 SAM is the one in the picture By78 posted, a different model to TY-20

Seems I missed it but stumbled across it again lately, but is there a conclusion on this missile? It looks like being based on the PL-10 IR-guided AAM, but this one features a radar-seaker. I think back then it was discussed if it could be some sort of PL-10RF like the MICA-RF.