PL-2

The PL-2 (Chinese: 霹雳-2; pinyin: Pī Lì-2; lit. 'Thunderbolt-2') is an infrared homing (IRH) short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) developed in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was a reverse-engineered Soviet Vympel K-13, which in turn was a reverse-engineered American AIM-9B Sidewinder. The missile is the successor of the PL-1 (Chinese produced beam riding K-5) short-range air-to-air missile. The PL-2 was the root of a family of AAMs; of the derivatives, only the PL-5 was successful.