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An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a (usually guided) missile fired from
an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft.
List of air-to-air missiles
For each missile, short notes are given, including an indication of its range and guidance mechanism.
Germany:
- X-4 missile - WW2
design, MCLOS, never saw service
International:
- MBDA MICA - used on Rafale.
- MBDA Meteor - long range, active radar; design to replace AMRAAM
- IRIS-T - medium range IR; replacement for Sidewinder
Israel:
- Rafael Python 3 -
- Rafael Python 4 -
medium range IR
- Rafael Python 5 - medium range IR; improves on Python 4
UK:
USA:
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