Chinese Air-to-Air Missile Hits Target, Spooks USAF General
In The News Piece in Popular Science
Sept. 22, 2015
Beyond visual range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAM) are long-range missiles used by fighters to knock out enemy fighters, bombers, tankers, drones and other aircraft from ranges beyond 30km. On September 15, 2015, China successfully test fired its latest iteration, the PL-15, firing from a fighter to destroy a target drone.