Tag: PL-17

US Navy AIM-174B air-launched missile

US Navy’s AIM-174B Emerges as Counter to China’s PL-15 and PL-17 in Expanding US–China Long-Range Air Battle Over Indo-Pacific

The Asia Live News Service - February 2, 2026
The United States Navy’s public unveiling of the AIM-174B ultra–beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise marked a rare and deliberate disclosure of a capability normally kept shrouded in ambiguity. Far from a routine weapons...
PL-17

China’s PL-17 VLRAAM Emerges in Sharpest View Yet After PL-15 Success Claims, Forcing a Rethink of US Air Superiority Doctrine

The Asia Live News Service - January 29, 2026
China’s most powerful long-range air-to-air missile (AAM), the PL-17, has been captured in what appears to be the clearest photograph published to date, offering rare visual insight into a weapon that is reshaping modern aerial combat doctrines. The image, which...
J-20 Fighter jet

PL-15E to PL-17: How India’s Struggles with China’s PL-15E Could Foreshadow a New Air Power Threat from Pakistan’s Upcoming PL-17

The Asia Live News Service - May 25, 2025
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has reportedly achieved a major military milestone that is sending ripples across the global defence landscape. At the heart of this seismic shift is the synergy between the Chinese-made J-10C multirole fighter jet and the...