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Ruhrstahl X-4 in RAF Museum Cosford. The air-to-air missile grew out of the unguided air-to-air rockets used during the First World War. Le Prieur rockets were sometimes attached to the struts of biplanes and fired electrically, usually against observation balloons, by such early pilots as Albert Ball and A. M. Walters. [4]
The AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) being developed and produced by Lockheed Martin. [3] Designed to address advanced threats, the missile is expected to replace or supplement the AIM-120 AMRAAM currently in US service.
Missile Guidance Speed Image RIM-7 Sea Sparrow: Semi-active radar homing: Mach 4: RIM-66 Standard: Command midcourse and Terminal Semi-active radar homing: Mach 3.5: FIM-92 Stinger: Infrared homing: Mach 2.54: MIM-104 Patriot: Command midcourse and Terminal Semi-active radar homing: Mach 5: RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile: Infrared homing ...
The AIM-174B is a long-range air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and used by the United States Navy (USN). The AIM-174B is a derivative of the RIM-174B Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM, Standard Missile-6, or SM-6) surface-to-air missile, a member of the extended Standard Missile family, with the USN describing the AIM-174B as the "Air-Launched ...
The AIM-160 Small Advanced Capabilities Missile (SACM), occasionally referred to as the CUDA (expansion unknown) or Cuda, [1] is a US Air Force concept for a next-generation beyond visual range air-to-air missile. Unlike most Air to Air missiles, the CUDA uses 'hit to kill' technology instead of an explosive warhead, allowing it to save weight ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Sky Sting is a 6th generation long-range, air-to-air missile developed by Rafael.
Maximum range Maximum speed Warhead Introduction Status Image Reference Prahaar [[Prahaar (search (missile)|Prahaar]] surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile: Mid-course: Fibre-optic gyro inertial navigation system, augmented by GPS/NavIC satellite guidance. Terminal: Active radar homing. 150 km (93 mi) Mach 4 High explosives, cluster ...
It is a standoff weapon designed to hit high-value targets such as radar installations, communications centers, weapons storage facilities and airfields while the launch aircraft remains out of range of air defenses. [1] [2] [3] It was officially unveiled in June 2018 [4] and reportedly used for the first time in April 2019 in Syria. [5]