The de Havilland Firestreak is a British first-generation, passive infrared homing (heat seeking) air-to-air missile. It was developed by de Havilland...
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service, following the de Havilland Firestreak and limited-service Fireflash. It was used to replace the Firestreak on the de Havilland Sea Vixen and later...
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operational air-to-air missile, but was quickly replaced by the de Havilland Firestreak the next year. In January 1945 the Air Ministry issued Operational Requirement...
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standard); featuring Avon 211R engines, retained ADEN cannon and Firestreak (replaceable Firestreak pack swappable with ADEN Cannon Pack for a total of four ADEN...
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missile Brimstone BrahMos EXACTO AM39 Exocet FGM-148 Javelin FIM-92 Stinger Firestreak (1959–1988; British tail-chase infrared AAM fitted to Sea Vixen, Javelin...
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its engines, radar and weapons, including support for the De Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile. The Javelin was succeeded in the interceptor role...
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participating in the trials. At the end of the trials, RAF pilots found that Firestreak infra-red guided missiles had trouble acquiring the Spitfire due to a...
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the successor to the FAW.1 and included many improvements. As well as Firestreak missiles, it could carry the Red Top air-to-air missile, four SNEB rocket...
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(Turkey) MICA – (France) R.550 Magic – (France) Red Top – (United Kingdom) Firestreak – (United Kingdom) PL-9 – (China) Python 5 – (Israel) R-60 – (Soviet Union)...
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that would fill the gap between guns and then-current missiles like the Firestreak and the Red Top. Hawker described it as 'a gun that fires around corners'...
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Jay missile, a code name used during development of the de Havilland Firestreak missile Blue Jay (dinghy), a class of sailboat used primarily in the north-eastern...
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turbojet Gyron Junior turbojet Gnome turboshaft Sprite rocket Missiles Firestreak air-to-air missile Bluestreak ballistic missile Spacecraft Blue Streak...
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previously made the Rapier surface-to-air missile, and the De Havilland Firestreak, Britain's first (infrared homing) air-to-air missile. Cash Generator...
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The first heat-seeker built outside the US was the UK's de Havilland Firestreak. Development began as OR.1056 Red Hawk, but this was considered too advanced...
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A Sea Vixen with underwing 2-inch rocket pods between drop tanks and Firestreak air-to-air missiles...
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radar, and would be armed with improved versions of the de Havilland Firestreak missile or an even larger radar-guided design known as "Red Hebe". In...
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were built in 1957–58. Some were later fitted out with the de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile. Seven FAW.21s were modified in 1958 for Electronic...
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Streak (missile) – de Havilland medium range nuclear missile de Havilland Firestreak – air-to-air missile Europa (rocket) – Hawker Siddeley built the first...
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this variant would have a Ramjet. Fireflash – short-range beam-riding Firestreak – short-range IR Red Top – short-range IR Taildog/SRAAM – short-range...
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a Ferranti AI.23 Airpass radar and armed with a pair of de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missiles. Featuring an estimated maximum speed around Mach 2...
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retired AIM-7 Sparrow – retired AIM-9 Sidewinder ASRAAM AIM-120 AMRAAM Firestreak – retired Red Top – retired AGM-12 Bullpup – retired Martlet SS.11 – retired...
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Missiles: Initially 2 x de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missiles Later 2 x Hawker Siddeley Red Top (Firestreak Mark 4) Avionics AI.23 aircraft interception...
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aircraft Blue Jay – air-to-air missile – entered service as de Havilland Firestreak Blue Joker – balloon-borne early warning radar – possibly also known as...
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air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Harrier (retired). de Havilland Firestreak: Air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Venom and Sea Vixen (retired)...
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including a Ferranti-built aircraft interception radar 1495 and de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missiles. Fairey claimed that the ER.103/C would be capable...
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BGM-71 TOW (USA) Blue Steel missile (UK) Fairey Fireflash (UK) Fairey Firestreak (UK) FIM-92 Stinger (ATAS version) Hawker Siddeley Red Top (UK) HJ-8 (China)...
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Australian wormy chestnut or firestreak is a common name for lumber of Eucalyptus obliqua, Eucalyptus sieberi and Eucalyptus fastigata grown in Victoria...
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(Germano-Israeli) Exocet (popular name for the MBDA Exocet) Fateh-110 Fireflash Firestreak FGM-77 MAW FGM-148 Javelin FGM-172 SRAW Fieseler Fi 103, the V-1 FIM-43...
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intercept performance that had been lost carrying the new de Havilland Firestreak missiles. Afterburners with a low boost requirement were sometimes known...
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