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The AIM-54 Phoenix is an American active radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform.
Although most sources reported that the Fakour-90 is a copy of the AIM-54, some analysts suggested that the Fakour-90 was actually an air-launched version of the MIM-23 Hawk missile with control surfaces from the AIM-54. [14]
An AIM-120 dummy missile on a rail extending from the NASAMS canister. In 1999 R-73 missile were adapted by Serb forces for surface to air missiles. ... AIM-54 Phoenix
The US Navy later developed the AIM-54 Phoenix long-range missile (LRM) for the fleet air defense mission. It was a large 1,000 lb (500 kg), Mach 5 missile designed to counter cruise missiles and the bombers that launched them.
The AIM-260 production is expected to overtake AIM-120 production by 2026. [10] [12] Development of the missile has been highly classified; it is a Special Access Program. [6] In FY 2020, the U.S. Air Force appropriated $6.5m for the construction of a custom storage vault at Hill AFB specifically for the JATM, citing the classified nature of ...
The F/A-18 Super Hornet, like the one pictured here, can now carry a modified SM-6 missile known as the AIM-174B. The weapon has a longer range than other American air-to-air missiles and could ...
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Indicates launch of an active radar homing missile (such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM or AIM-54 Phoenix). [1] Grumman F-14 Tomcat fires an AIM-54 Phoenix Missile | Fox Three Prior to the advent of active radar homing missiles the code "Fox three" referred to the use of guns or cannon, such as the M61 Vulcan which is used in various military aircraft.