| Name | AIM-120A AMRAAM |
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| Country | USA |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Missile Systems Division |
| Date Deployed | 1991 |
| Range | 72 km (Some sources claim 48 km) |
| Speed | Mach 4 |
| Propulsion | One solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | Mid-course inertial navigation and Hughes active radar. |
| Warhead | 20 kg proximity and impact delay fused blast/fragmentation |
| Launch Weight | 152 kg |
| Length | 3.66 m |
| Diameter | 0.178 m |
| Fin Span | 0.63 m |
| Platforms | F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, F-4F Phantom, JAS-39 Gripen, Tornado, Sea-Harrier |
| Remarks | Raytheon is also integrating the AIM-120 on the Eurofighter Typhoon, F/A-22A and Harrier II+ |
| Name | AIM-54A/C Phoenix |
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| Country | USA |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Missiles Systems |
| Date Deployed | 1973 |
| Range | 180 km |
| Speed | Mach 4.3+ |
| Propulsion | One Aerojet Mk 60 Mod 0 or Rocketdyne Mk 47 Mod 0 solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | Hughes DSQ-26 system using inertial, semi-active and active radar |
| Warhead | 59.9 kg Bendix IR and Downey Mk 334 radar proximity and impact delay fused continuous rod blast/fragmentation |
| Launch Weight | 446.8 kg |
| Length | 4.01 m |
| Diameter | 0.38 m |
| Fin Span | 0.925 m |
| Platforms | The F-14 Tomcat navy planes |
| Name | AIM-7F/M Sparrow |
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| Country | USA |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon Co. |
| Date Deployed | July 1956 |
| Range | 100 km |
| Speed | Mach 3.7 |
| Propulsion | One Hercules Mk 58 Mod 0 or Aerojet Mk 65 Mod 0 dual-thrust solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | Raytheon Advanced Monopulse Seeker inverse-monopulse semi-active radar homing |
| Warhead | 39.9 kg proximity and impact delay fused Mk 71 continuous- rod blast/fragmetation |
| Launch Weight | 228.2 kg |
| Length | 3.68 m |
| Diameter | 0.203 m |
| Fin Span | 1.02 m |
| Platforms | F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet |
| Name | Skyflash |
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| Country | UK |
| Manufacturer | British Aerospace |
| Date Deployed | 1978 |
| Range | 45 km |
| Speed | Mach 4 |
| Propulsion | One Aerojet Mk52 Mod 2 or Rocketdyne Mk38 Mod 4 solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | Marconi XJ521 monopulse Semi-Active Radar Homing |
| Warhead | 39.5-kg HE fragmentation with contact, delay action fuses. |
| Launch Weight | 192.8 kg |
| Length | 3.68 m |
| Diameter | 0.203 m |
| Fin Span | 1.02 m |
| Platforms | Tornado |
| Name | MICA |
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| Country | France |
| Manufacturer | Matra |
| Date Deployed | 1996 ? |
| Range | 50 km |
| Speed | Mach 4 |
| Propulsion | One SNPE solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | Inertial with ESD Actif 4A active/semi-active radar or SAT IR on final approach. |
| Warhead | Thomson Brandt blast/fragmentation 26.5 lb (12 kg) |
| Launch Weight | 110 kg |
| Length | 3.10 m |
| Diameter | 0.150 m |
| Fin Span | 0.56 m |
| Platforms | Mirage 2000, Rafale, |
| Name | R.550 Magic |
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| Country | France |
| Manufacturer | Matra |
| Date Deployed | 1975 |
| Range | 9.3 km |
| Speed | Mach 2.7 |
| Propulsion | SNPE Romeo single-stage composite-DB rocket |
| Guidance | Infra-red ( not all-aspect ) |
| Warhead | 12.5 kg high explosive |
| Launch Weight | 89.8 kg |
| Length | 2.77 m |
| Diameter | 157 mm |
| Fin Span | 660 mm |
| Platforms | F-8E Crusader, Super Etendard |
| Name | R550 Magic 2 MK2 |
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| Country | France |
| Manufacturer | Matra S.A. |
| Date Deployed | 1985 |
| Range | 320m minimum to 5,400m maximum |
| Speed | Mach 2.7 |
| Propulsion | Advanced SNPE Richard rocket motor |
| Guidance | Infra-red homing all aspect |
| Warhead | 12.5 kg Blast fragmentation with radar proximity fuze |
| Launch Weight | 89.8 kg |
| Length | 2.75 m |
| Diameter | 157mm |
| Fin Span | 0.66 m |
| Platforms | Mirage 2000, Rafale, Super Etendard |
| Name | Python 3 |
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| Country | Israel |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon Armament Development Authority |
| Date Deployed | Mid 1980's |
| Range | 0.5 km to 15 km |
| Speed | Mach 3.5 |
| Propulsion | One Rafael Armaments Development Authority double-base solid propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | IR homing |
| Warhead | 11 kg |
| Launch Weight | 120 kg |
| Length | 3.00 m |
| Diameter | 160 mm |
| Fin Span | 0.86 m |
| Remarks | The Python can be fitted to F-15, F-16, all types of Mirage, F-5, F-4 Phantom and Kfir C-2 and C-7 aircraft |
| Name | R-40R/T ( AA-6A/B Acrid ) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Manufacturer | - |
| Date Deployed | Late 60s |
| Range | 30 km (R-40); 50 km (R-40TD and R-40RD) |
| Speed | Mach 4.5 |
| Propulsion | One solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Fuze | Radar and active laser |
| Guidance | Command, inertial and semi-active radar (R-40R); Command, inertial and IR (R-40T) |
| Warhead | 70 kg HE fragmentation |
| Launch Weight | 475 kg |
| Length | 6.2 m |
| Diameter | 355 mm |
| Fin Span | 1.8 m |
| Platforms | Mig-25 Foxbat |
| Name | R-60 ( AA-8 Aphid ) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Manufacturer | ? |
| Date Deployed | 1975 |
| Range | 3 km, 5 km 10 km |
| Speed | Mach 2+ |
| Propulsion | One solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Fuze | Two active radar fuze aerials located aft of the moving control fins, and a single strake running down the forward half of the body. Active laser in R-60M |
| Guidance | All aspect Infrared |
| Warhead | 6 kg ( 1.6 kg of which is uranium ) HE fragmentation |
| Launch Weight | 65 kg |
| Length | 2.08 m |
| Diameter | 130 mm |
| Fin Span | 0.43 m |
| Platforms | Su-24 FencerSu-25 Frogfoot Mig-23/27 Flogger |
| Name | R-33E ( AA-9 Amos ) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Vympel |
| Date Deployed | 1985? |
| Range | 160 km |
| Speed | Mach 4.5 |
| Propulsion | solid rocket |
| Fuze | Active radar |
| Guidance | Inertial, command updates and semi-active radar |
| Warhead | 47 kg HE fragmentation |
| Launch Weight | 490 kg |
| Length | 4.15 m |
| Diameter | 380mm |
| Fin Span | 1.18 m (0.9 m wingspan) |
| Platforms | Mig-31 Foxhound, up to 6 can be carried |
| Name | R-27R/T ( AA-10 Alamo A/B/C/D ) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Vympel |
| Date Deployed | 1982 |
| Range | 2 - 80 km R-27R 70 km R-27T 130 km R-27RE 120 km R-27TE |
| Speed | Mach 4 |
| Propulsion | One solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | SARH R-27R, R-27E All-aspect Infrared R-27T, R-27TE |
| Warhead | 39 kg expanding rod |
| Launch Weight | 253 kg R-27R 254 kg R-27T 350 kg R-27RE 343 kg R-27TE |
| Length | 3.70 m |
| Diameter | 230 mm |
| Fin Span | 0.77 m |
| Platforms | Mig-29 Fulcrum, Su-27 Flanker, Su-35 Super Flanker |
| Name | R-73 ( AA-11 Archer ) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Vympel |
| Date Deployed | 1980s |
| Range | 20 km (R-73M1) 30 km (R-73M2) 40 km |
| Speed | Mach 2.5 |
| Propulsion | One solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | All aspect Infrared |
| Warhead | 7.4 kg HE expanding rod warhead |
| Launch Weight | 105 kg (R-73M1) 115 kg (R-73M2) |
| Length | 2.9 m |
| Diameter | 170 mm |
| Fin Span | 0.51 m |
| Platforms | Mig-29 Fulcrum, Mig-31 Foxhound, Su-24 Fencer, Su-25 Frogfoot, Su-27 Flanker, Su-35 Super Flanker |
| Name | R-77 ( AA-12 Adder ) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Vympel |
| Date Deployed | 1992 |
| Range | 50 km 90 km 150 km |
| Speed | Mach 4.5 |
| Propulsion | solid rocket |
| Fuze | Active radar |
| Guidance | Radio Command + active radar homing on terminal phase (<20 km) |
| Warhead | 30 kg HE fragmentation |
| Launch Weight | 175 kg |
| Length | 3.60 m |
| Diameter | 200 mm |
| Fin Span | 0.35 m |
| Platforms | Mig-29 Fulcrum, Mig-31 Foxhound, Su-25 Frogfoot, Su-27 Flanker, Su-35 Super Flanker |
