In recent years, more of the PLA three-letter designation system has become widely shown, especially in the regards of the missiles. So I thought it would be best to list them out.
Format
X/YZZ(or could be YYY)N(numbers).
Forces modifier (typically omitted)
K/ (Air Force)
L/ (Army)
H/ (Navy)...
In recent years, more of the PLA three-letter designation system has become widely shown, especially in the regards of the missiles. So I thought it would be best to list them out.
Format
X/YZZ(or could be YYY)N(numbers).
Forces modifier (typically omitted)
K/ (Air Force)
L/ (Army)
H/ (Navy)...
china
missile
people's liberation army
people's liberation army air force
people's liberation army naval air force
people's liberation army navy
pla
plaaf
plan
I have been researching the designation systems of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). I understand how things like J7E or J8F or J11B work. That makes sense. But then there are things that pop up like K/JJ7E and K/JJ8D, or even K/AJJ7E and K/AJJ8D. I understand how the K/...
cold war ii
drone
drone warfare
drone wingmen
people's liberation army air force
people's republic of china
plaaf
post-cold war
ucav
unmanned
unmanned aerial vehicle
Good morning,
I am looking for information on air-air missiles first-generation Chinese, PL-2, PL-3, PL-5, PL-7 and PL-8.
History, features, variants, users ...
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