The development of the TL program appeared to have started in the mid-1990s and were originally identified as the FL-8 (TL-10) and FL-9 (TL-6) under China National Aero Technology Import & Export Company (CATIC).
Pengembangan program TL tampaknya telah dimulai pada pertengahan 1990-an dan pada awalnya diidentifikasi sebagai FL-8 (TL-10) dan FL-9 (TL-6) di bawah China National Aero Technology Import & Export Company (CATIC).