The AIM-7 Sparrow (Air Intercept Missile) is an American medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force...
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anti-ship missiles. The system was developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile as a lightweight "point-defense" weapon that could...
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conflicts over Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, India, and Syria.[citation needed] The AIM-7 Sparrow medium range missile (MRM) was purchased by the US Navy from original...
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were supplemented by the AIM-7 Sparrow (and later, the AIM-120 AMRAAM), which served as the primary medium-range AAM and the AIM-9 Sidewinder, serving as...
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radar homing missile (such as the AIM-7 Sparrow).: Fox two Indicates launch of an infrared homing missile (such as the AIM-9 Sidewinder). Fox three Indicates...
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design AIM-7 Sparrow, an American air-to-air missile CallAir A-9 Sparrow, an agricultural aircraft Carlson Sparrow, an ultralight aircraft Corbin Sparrow, a...
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(Bureau Number : 159437) shot down a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 using an AIM-7 Sparrow missile. The F-14 was piloted by Lieutenant Hermon C. Cook III and Lieutenant...
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AIM-174's predecessor,[according to whom?] the AIM-54 Phoenix BVRAAM was capable of employing this launch profile (along with certain AIM-7 Sparrow variants...
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carried. 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons, Israeli F-4 Kurnass 2000 carried Python-3, Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3. 4× AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage...
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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...
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semi-active radar homing seeker. It is very similar to the American AIM-7 Sparrow, using the same airframe, but uses an inverse monopulse seeker that...
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medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile derived from the US AIM-7 Sparrow missile and carried by Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms...
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which itself is based on the American AIM-7 Sparrow missile. It was speculated the missile is a copy of AIM-7 when the system was revealed in the late...
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Force. In particular, they wanted a platform capable of firing the AIM-7 Sparrow long-range missile. At the time, the US was in the process of opening...
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RIM-162 ESSM (redirect from Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile)
Sparrow was an expedient design intended to provide short-range defensive fire in a system that could be deployed as rapidly as possible. The AIM-7 Sparrow...
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aircraft to carry the new AIM-9L Sidewinder infrared-guided missile (replacing the older AIM-9B) as well as the AIM-7 Sparrow and the Selenia Aspide radar-guided...
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equipping guided missiles in 1956, deploying the USAF's AIM-4 Falcon and the USN's AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder. Post-war research led the Royal Air Force...
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in 1977. The XFV-12 design attempted to combine the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in a VTOL (vertical...
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missiles such as AIM-7 Sparrow Authoring Instructional Materials, US Navy training management system Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 (AIM, AIMS), Model 63...
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and RAF's Skyflash missile introduced in 1978, an adaptation of the AIM-7 Sparrow that replaced the original Raytheon seeker with a monopulse model from...
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AAMs: Mitsubishi AAM-3, Mitsubishi AAM-4, Mitsubishi AAM-5, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-ground weapons include: ASM-1 and ASM-2 anti-ship missiles...
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China Lake in 1963 by mating a seeker head to the rocket body of an AIM-7 Sparrow. It was phased out by U.S. in 1992 and at an unknown time by the Israeli...
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R-23 (missile) (redirect from AA-7 Apex)
the R-24, replaced it in service. It is comparable to the American AIM-7 Sparrow, both in terms of overall performance as well as role. Design of a new...
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the Italian Aspide AAM, which in turn was developed from the American AIM-7 Sparrow. The PRC may have started license production of the Aspide using imported...
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primary armament was to be missiles or rockets; four AIM-9 Sidewinders or two AIM-7 Sparrows, and/or a battery of spin-stabilized unguided 2 in (51 mm)...
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on static display. AAM-4 – Japan AIM-7 Sparrow – US AIM-54 Phoenix – US AIM-120 AMRAAM – US AIM-260 JATM – US AIM-174B (SM-6) – US Astra MK-1 – India...
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Aeritalia flew on 30 December 1968. The F-104S was designed to carry AIM-7 Sparrow missiles (while deleting the Vulcan gun). In the attack role, the F-104S...
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as: AIM-4A/E/F Falcon AIM-7 Sparrow AIM-9C Sidewinder AIM-26 Falcon Aspide Buk missile system MIM-23 HAWK PL-11 R.511 R.530 R-23 R-33 R-27R RIM-7 Sea...
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developed in Japan and intended to replace the semi-active radar homing AIM-7 Sparrow missile in service. It has been operational since 1999. The main contractor...
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