A beyond-visual-range missile or beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile is an air-to-air missile with a weapon engagement zone that exceeds the visual field of the pilot. Medium-range, long-range, and
Mitsubishi AAM-4 was the first BVR missile to utilize an AESA radar.
Swedish Air Force JA37 Viggen with a pair of semi-active radar homing underwing Skyflash missiles.
First successful test of AIM-120 AMRAAM at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 1982.
Active radar seeker Head of Vympel R-77 at 2009 MAKS Airshow.
The PL-15 is a long-range active radar homing air-to-air missile developed by the People's Republic of China, in service of the People's Liberation Army Air Force and Naval Air Force. The export versi
PL-15 missile
A Chengdu J-20 with four PL-15 inside the weapons bay
PL-15E debris recovered by India