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  2. AIM-54 Phoenix - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Fakour-90 - Wikipedia

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    'Wisdom-90') is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the AIM-54 Phoenix and the MIM-23 Hawk. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is solely deployed on Iran's F-14 Tomcats . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] While not confirmed for use in service, it has also been tested for usage on Iranian F-4 Phantom II & Su-24 .

  4. General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. AAM-N-10 Eagle - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Wikipedia

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    The VFX's air-to-air missiles would be either six AIM-54 Phoenix or a combination of six AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Bids were received from General Dynamics, Grumman, Ling-Temco-Vought, McDonnell Douglas, and North American Rockwell; [12] four bids incorporated variable-geometry wings. [11] [N 1]

  7. Deadly, New B-1 Bombers Could Obliterate Chinese Aircraft ...

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    During the Cold War, the B-52 bomber could carry up to 12 Harpoon missiles in the anti-ship role. An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet can carry as many as two LRASMs, and a P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol ...

  8. A US Navy destroyer has come under missile fire 3 times in 3 ...

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    A US Navy destroyer has come under missile fire 3 times in 3 months as the Houthis try to score a hit on a warship. Jake Epstein. December 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM.

  9. AN/AWG-9 - Wikipedia

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    The result was the AN/AWG-9 radar and Phoenix missile. All that was needed was a suitable airframe, which led to the Navy's involvement in the F-111B program. Although the radar and missile systems started to mature (after the better part of a decade at this point) the F-111B proved to be considerably overweight and had marginal performance ...