'Thunderbolt-10', NATO reporting name: CH-AA-9[3]), formerly known as PL-ASR (stands for PiLi-Advanced Short Range),[4][5] is a short-range, infrared-homing / active radar homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the People's Republic of China.
[7] The chief designer of PL-10 is Liang Xiaogeng (梁晓庚) of the Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology.
[10] The missile is capable of lock-on after launch (LOAL),[11] giving it ability to update target data using datalink while in flight.
[9] The multi-element IIR seeker is capable of +/-90 degree off boresight angles[9][12] and can be slaved to a helmet-mounted display (HMD).
[11] According to aviation researcher Justin Bronk, the overall capability of the PL-10 reaches an approximate parity with Western systems and surpasses Russian technologies.