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Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2025 6:47 am**

I believe there is a database error in the PL-15 command datalink setting.

For many PLAAF AEW and fighters, they have a Comm/Datalink for "PL-15 Command Datalink" However, in the weapon PL-15 or PL-15C; their comm/datalink is "PL-15 Missile Datalink [Two-Way]". This subtle difference render the PL-15 CEC in-operable.

When compared with AIM-120, the fighters, AEW and AIM-120 all share the same 'AIM-120 Command Datalink [Two-Way]' datalink. CEC works perfectly so that fighters don't need to activate their radar and rely on AEW's radar to guide the AIM-120 to targets.

When I tested PLAAF PL-15 with AEW (KJ3000), the radar on PL-15 launching aircraft (J-10C) becomes active even with AEW is closer to the targets. The targets are within 50nm of AEW with clear LOS. Datalink cannot be established between the PL-15 and the AEWs. The only establish datalinks are those between the PL-15 and radar active fighter.

I think both PL-15 and PL-15C should have their Comm/Datalink values be changed to 'PL-15 Command Link' or all those aircrafts should have their 'PL-15 Command Datalink' be changed to "PL-15 Missile Datalink [Two-Way]".

Build 1676, DB3000 v512

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2025 8:21 pm**

nogravity wrote: Thu Sep 25, 2025 6:47 am I believe there is a database error in the PL-15 command datalink setting.

For many PLAAF AEW and fighters, they have a Comm/Datalink for "PL-15 Command Datalink" However, in the weapon PL-15 or PL-15C; their comm/datalink is "PL-15 Missile Datalink [Two-Way]". This subtle difference render the PL-15 CEC in-operable.

When compared with AIM-120, the fighters, AEW and AIM-120 all share the same 'AIM-120 Command Datalink [Two-Way]' datalink. CEC works perfectly so that fighters don't need to activate their radar and rely on AEW's radar to guide the AIM-120 to targets.

When I tested PLAAF PL-15 with AEW (KJ3000), the radar on PL-15 launching aircraft (J-10C) becomes active even with AEW is closer to the targets. The targets are within 50nm of AEW with clear LOS. Datalink cannot be established between the PL-15 and the AEWs. The only establish datalinks are those between the PL-15 and radar active fighter.

I think both PL-15 and PL-15C should have their Comm/Datalink values be changed to 'PL-15 Command Link' or all those aircrafts should have their 'PL-15 Command Datalink' be changed to "PL-15 Missile Datalink [Two-Way]".

Build 1676, DB3000 v512

Everything is WAD. The datalink type is what matters, and they're all "PL-15 Weapon Links". Command datalinks have more channels then a missile datalink in order to facilitate controlling multiple missiles. The Two-Way means that the missile can communicate back to the firing platform, along with receiving updates. You'll also see One-Way on some weapons, which means the missile can receive updates but can't transmit back to the firing platform.

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2025 8:29 pm**

Keep in mind it has taken the USN decades to perfect CEC. The real-time handoff of fire control is not the same as sharing guidance data between aircraft and then passing that on to the missile.

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