The recent climbing between Pakistan and India, which brought both nuclear neighbors on the verge of large -scale war, marked a significant change in the nature of the war between the two countries.
For the first time, 4.5 gust of French fighter hunting planes operated by India were slaughtered in combat.
Unlike previous conflicts, Pakistan did not count on weapons provided by the United States, while India is increasingly gone from Russian weapons to equipment from Western countries.
Development is considered not only as a Pakistani commitment in India, but as a proxy of the real world of Chinese military technology compared to Western military technology – potentially fueling new competition on the world of arms market and attracting diplomatic attention from Paris, Washington and NATO states.
Several analysts have highlighted the commitments of the Air Force, some pointing to the possible role of the Air-to-Air PL-15 missiles provided in Chinese may be the manufacturer of difference.
The images shared on social networks show a section of the fuselage of the missile with visible series brands and a researcher test port. Another image seems to show the head of a missile researcher, equipped with an active electronic numbering radar (AESA), known for improved monitoring and resistance.
Missile PL-15 air-to-air
The PL-15, developed by China’s Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), is a long-range missile and guided by radar designed to initiate high-value airborne objectives at ranges exceeding 200 kilometers.
The PL-15 is the standard AMA of the active radar in China, and it was at least intended for the performance of the medium-air-air-air-air-air-made missile (AMRAAM).
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Its export version, the PL-15th, would have a maximum range of 145 kilometers and is integrated into the combatants of Bloc III and J-10CE of Pakistan.
The interior version of the use of the Chinese army has a scope reported between 300 and 500 kilometers.
South Asian combat theater
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) published visuals on April 26 showing JF-17 armed with Pl-15e and PL-10 missiles. The fleet of Pakistan includes around 45 to 50 JF-17 III blocks and 20 J-10-About 70 planes capable of deploying the PL-15th.
The missile guidance system includes inertial navigation, beidou satellite updates, a bidirectional data link and an AESA Radar Terminal Homing.
It has a double pulse -fir -jack -up engine and can reach speeds exceeding Mach 5. Warm, generally a high fragmentation with high content, weighs between 20 and 25 kilograms.
The weapon may have come directly from the air force of the popular liberation of China (Plaaf), an unaccompanied complaint independently.
The Air Force of India, on the other hand, relies on gusts equipped with meteor missiles, su-30mkis with R-77 and SAM S-400 systems. The PL-15 range can allow Pakistani fighters to get started beyond India’s engagement envelopes.
Although Pakistan has officially confirmed the use of J-10C Chinese manufacturing planes of Chengdu when the Indian gusts were dropped, it did not specify the ammunition used.
However, the fragments of a PL-15 missile would have been recovered in a field near Hoshiarpur in the state of Punjab in India, potentially marking the first known use of the Chinese missile in an active fight.
Development comes after two US officials said Reuters That a Pakistani fighter airplane for Chinese manufacture was responsible for shooting it down by two Indian military planes, highlighting a major operational stage for Beijing advanced hunting systems.
A senior French intelligence official also confirmed to CNN that at least one Dassault Rafale, Rafale jet had been shot down during the skirmish with the Pakistani Air Force.
The discovery of debris adds pressure to regional air defense planning and highlights the dynamics of change in the landscape of weapons in South Asia. The diversified purchases of India contrast with the increasingly centralized dependence of Pakistan with regard to Chinese systems.
The Chinese state media highlighted the preparation for the export of the PL-15th and the advanced production lines. The presence of the system in an active conflict can provide China with operational feedback and extend its influence on the world arms market. Neither China nor Pakistan commented on the appearance of the missile.
The deployment of the PL-15 Missile of Chinese manufacturing in Southern Asia has a direct counter-technological to Western systems such as AIM-20D Amraam and the Meteor Missile of France.
While the meteor is largely considered to be superior in terms of non-escapade areas and sustained propulsion via Ramjet, the longer range of PL-15 and the advanced advice of AESA give it a strategic advantage in first launch scenarios, especially when they are licensed from Standoff beaches.
