Is this Chinese missile a dud or India’s biggest air defence headache?
- Arun George
- TNNUpdated: May 18, 2025, 14:01 IST IST
At a press briefing on May 11, Air Marshal A K Bharti showed images of a largely intact Chinese PL-15 missile that was recovered from Punjab. It was fired from a Pakistani fighter jet during India’s four day near-war with India.
When it was first publicly seen nearly seven years ago, the Chinese missile was projected as being a competitor to the US and European air-to-air missiles not just in terms of the distance it could travel, but also in terms of speed and guidance.
When it was first publicly seen nearly seven years ago, the Chinese missile was projected as being a competitor to the US and European air-to-air missiles not just in terms of the distance it could travel, but also in terms of speed and guidance.
