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Chapparal MIM-72A

Missile · USA

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American surface-to-air missile. IR-homing

Maximum speed: 2820km/hr. 15 m minimum altitude. Total Number Built 9,169; Total Development Built 93; Total Production Built 9,076; Development Cost $ 54,400,000; Recurring Price $ 32,800; Flyaway Unit Cost $ 30,000 in 1969 dollars; Development cost $ 180,000,000 in 1986 dollars; Unit cost $ 83,400 in 1986 dollars.

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