Sparrow AIM-7

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Sparrow AIM-7

American air-to-air missile. Semi-active radar-homing air-to-air missile. Development begun 1945. Cancelled in 1958 in favor of later models.

AKA: AAM-N-2;AIM-7A;Sparrow 1. Status: Operational 1956. Payload: 24 kg (52 lb). Gross mass: 141 kg (310 lb). Height: 3.56 m (11.67 ft). Diameter: 0.20 m (0.65 ft). Span: 0.99 m (3.24 ft).

Maximum speed: 2740km/hr. Total Number Built 2,000; Development Cost $ 195,600,000 in 1952 dollars; Development cost $ 820,000,000 in 1986 dollars; Unit cost $ 61,828 in 1986 dollars.

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Sparrow AIM-7B American air-to-air missile. Development begun 1945. Cancelled in 1957 in favor of later models.

Sparrow AIM-7C American air-to-air missile.

Sparrow AIM-7D American air-to-air missile.

Sparrow AIM-7E American air-to-air missile.

Sparrow AIM-7F American air-to-air missile. Also license-built by Mitsubishi in Japan for use on F-4EJ and F-15J.

Skyflash British air-to-air missile. Modified Sparrow. Snap-up, look-down.

Sparrow AIM-7M American air-to-air missile.

Active Sky Flash British air-to-air missile. Not funded

Sparrow AIM-7P American air-to-air missile. F-4, F-14, F-15, F/A-18.

Sparrow AIM-7R American air-to-air missile. SAR + IR for terminal attack

Sparrow RIM-7H American surface-to-air missile. Sea Sparrow

Sparrow RIM-7M American surface-to-air missile. Ship point-defense weapon for US and NATO. CW illuminator.

Sparrow RIM-7P American surface-to-air missile. Semi-active radar-homing and IR-seeker and IR-seeker

Tien Chien 2 Taiwanese air-to-air missile. Production began in 1994. Sparrow-like, but some versions may have active radar homing.

Country: USA. Agency: Sperry.

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