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China is reportedly set to supply the Pakistani Air Force with one of the most capable new air to air munitions deployed by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force - the PL-15. The missile deploys an active electronically scanned array radar, and is designed with high manoeuvrability and an extended ‘no escape range’ allowing it to reliably strike even highly manoeuvrable enemy combat aircraft at very long ranges. The sizeable missile is four meters long, and its dual thrust rocket motors allow it to engage targets up to 150km away - with some estimates placing its range considerably longer at around 200km.
Should the Pakistani Air Force acquire the PL-15, it would be the first outside China to deploy it and one of very few in the world with access to munitions of such a standard. While it was reported previously that the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block 3 ‘4+ generation’ fighter was potentially set to be equipped with the missile, which would complement its powerful active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar upon entering service in the early 2020s, recent reports indicate that some of Pakistan’s older JF-17 Block 2 fighters could be modified to deploy the missiles. Reports of the potential transfer of the missiles come one week after engagements between the Indian and Pakistani Air Forces in late February 2019. Indian reports from these clashes indicate that its Air Force’s Elite Su-30MKI air superiority fighter was able to evade multiple attacks by Pakistani AIM-120C-5 air to air missiles - likely using its advanced electronic warfare systems and super manoeuvrability to do so.
https://www.facebook.com/PakistanDevelopmentNews/posts/2151830518236159&width=500
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force has taken delivery of 100 PL-15 Long-Range Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs) from China. The PL-15 can shoot down enemy aircraft at a distance of up to 300 km. The PL-15 was originally intended for PAF's future Block 3 JF-17s, but due tensions with India, will now be integrated on PAF's existing Block 2 JF-17s.
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Does it mean some JFTs are now upgraded with AESA radar proposed by Chinese companies for JFT block-1/2.