Development
Development of the LY-60 was precipitated by the Chinese requirement for a beyond visual range (BVR) weapons system. Directly copying the AIM-7 proved unsuccessful, after which China purchased a number of Alenia Aspide missiles from Italy. Due to the urgent need of BVR air-to-air missile, PL-11 was given the priority. The very first batch of PL-11 was Chinese assembled Aspide using Italy supplied components, and it was accepted to Chinese service in the same year. However, hopes of locally manufacturing the missile under license collapsed after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989.
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