PL-8

The PL-8 (Chinese: 霹雳-8; pinyin: Pī Lì-8; lit. 'Thunderbolt-8') is a Chinese short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) originated from the Israeli Python-3 AAM. Experience gained from PL-8/Python-3 had helped China greatly in developing its next missile, the PL-9. The PL-8B, the latest version of the missile, continues to be widely used and is succeeded and complemented by the new PL-10 missile.