PL-12

PL-12
PL-12
	A model of an export version of the PL-12, SD-10A, (bottom-left corner) with a Pakistan Air Force JF-17 on display at the Farnborough Airshow 2010.
Type	Medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air BVR missile
Place of origin	People's Republic of China
Service history
In service	2005-present
Used by	People's Liberation Army Air Force; People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force; Pakistan Air Force Myanmar Air Force
Specifications
Mass	180 kilograms (400 lb)
Engine	Dual thrust solid fuel rocket
Operational; range	70–100 kilometres (43–62 mi)
Maximum speed	Mach 4+
Guidance; system	Active radar
Launch; platform	Xi'an JH-7; Shenyang J-8F; Chengdu J-10; Shenyang J-11B; Shenyang J-15; CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder; FTC-2000G;

The PL-12 (Chinese: 霹雳-12; pinyin: Pī Lì-12; lit. 'Thunderbolt-12', NATO reporting name: CH-AA-7 Adze) is an active radar-guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by the People's Republic of China. It is considered comparable to the US AIM-120 AMRAAM and the Russian R-77.

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