Sparrow AIM-7
Missile · USA
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American air-to-air missile. Semi-active radar-homing air-to-air missile. Development begun 1945. Cancelled in 1958 in favor of later models.
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.