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The AIM-54 Phoenix, developed for the F-111B fleet air defense fighter, had an airframe with four cruciform fins that was a scaled-up version of the AIM-47. One characteristic of the Missileer ancestry was that the radar sent it mid-course corrections , which allowed the fire control system to "loft" the missile up over the target into thinner ...
An AIM-7 variant called Sparrow II was the first attempt at producing a semi-active radar homing missile, however the first air-to-air missile to introduce a terminal active seeker operationally was the AIM-54 Phoenix [4] carried by the F-14 Tomcat, which entered service in 1972. This relieved the launch platform of the need to illuminate the ...
The F-111B's nose was 8.5 feet (2.59 m) shorter due to its need to fit on existing carrier elevator decks, and had 3.5 feet (1.07 m) longer wingspan to improve on-station endurance time. The Navy version would carry an AN/AWG-9 Pulse-Doppler radar and six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles. The Air Force version would carry the AN/APQ-113 attack radar and ...
Proposed amid a cost-cutting push by President-elect Donald Trump, Warren's bill would make contractors give the military "fair and reasonable access" to parts, tools and repair instructions.
Fatter – copy of U.S. AIM-9 Sidewinder [84] [238] Sedjil – copy of U.S. MIM-23 Hawk converted to be carried by aircraft [84] Fakour 90 – Iranian version of AIM-54 Phoenix, [239] it was successfully tested in February 2013. [240] Azarakhsh – carried by homegrown ‘Karrar’ drones [241] Zubin guided missile [242]
The AAM-N-10 Eagle was a long-range air-to-air missile developed by the Bendix Corporation for use by the United States Navy.Intended for carriage by the Douglas F6D Missileer fleet defense fighter, the Eagle program was cancelled before testing could begin, but the lessons learned were used in the development of the AIM-54 Phoenix missile.
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Increment Four has a focus on the extension of the range of the missile, whilst containing most of the technology of Increments One, Two, and likely Three. Four will aim to extend the range beyond the 310 mi (500 km) range of Increment One, as well as the 620 mi (1,000 km) range of Increment Two. [24]