air-to-air missile

  1. quellish

    USAF Low-Cost High-Speed Air-to-Air Missile

    This RFI, along with a bunch of other materials, was put out by AFRL in April/May as AFLCMC-EB-25-RFI01 . The Air Force has since pulled the files from SAM.gov , etc. but oh darn I happened to have the RFI saved.
    • quellish
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    • 2025 air-to-air missile cold war ii cruise missile late 2020s ramjet sierra nevada corporation specter aerospace supersonic united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  2. Big_Zukini

    Rafael SkySting AAM

    In 2023 Israeli company Rafael unveiled the SkySting. First named SkySpear but quickly renamed. Product page here. Rafael makes several claims: It's a 6th gen missile. Leap in RF seeker capabilities. 3 pulse motor instead of 2 pulse. Significant range increase (and "very long range"). Extra...
  3. J

    New book - Sonderwaffen - Experimental guns, rockets and missiles used by the Luftwaffe during World War Two.

    CONTENTS GUNS Ikaria MG FF (20-mm) Mauser MG 151 Series (15/20-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103 (30-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108 (30-mm) Mauser MG 81 (7.92-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 131 (13-mm) Mauser MG/MK 213 C Rheinmetall-Borsig BK 3.7 (37-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig BK 5 (50-mm) Mauser...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • aa gun aerial torpedo air defence air-to-air missile air-to-ground missile air-to-surface missile aircraft cannon/guns anti-tank axis powers bombs close air support ground attack interceptors luftwaffe nazi germany pre-world war ii reichsluftfahrtministerium rockets third reich world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  4. A

    Bo-105 weapons

    I've been looking for some trialled weapons on the bo-105 helicopter and I just can't seem to find any images of the stinger pods mounted on the chopper. Any help would be appreciated.
    • armen
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    • air-to-air missile anti-tank bundeswehr cold war federal republic of germany heer helicopter gunship mbb messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm west germany
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Military
  5. T

    F-14 + AIM 54 in fleet defense

    I'm very interested in this :) The 14s didn't intercept the missiles in combat, same as they didn't intercept the missileers in the form of Tu-22 or 22m/26. Let's not confuse capability with intent, and either of the two with what a random internet person tells us. The F-14s were not to be...
    • tomo pauk
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    • air defence air-to-air missile cold war fleet air defense fighter fleet air defense interceptor nuclear battlefield united states united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  6. F-2

    MICA missile family

    Topic on MICA missile family Added a brochure with useful information on the missile seeker for MICA IR http://ftp.rta.nato.int/public//PubFullText/RTO/MP/RTO-MP-089///MP-089-60.pdf FTP link on MICA employment, can’t open
    • F-2
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    • air defence air-to-air missile armeé de l'air armée de l'air et de l'espace battlefield air defence cold war french fifth republic marine nationale north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war surface-to-air missile
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  7. P

    Alternative AAM history: AIM-4H enters service.

    For all the issues Falcon had in Vietnam, it has to be remembered that unlike Sparrow and Sidewinder, every Falcon kill was an impact kill, implying that on those occasions when things actually worked, it might have been the better missile. AIM-4H was in development to sort out Falcon's worst...
    • pathology_doc
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    • air defense command air-to-air missile cold war department of defense north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield royal swedish air force swiss air force united states united states air force vietnam war western europe
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  8. F

    Skyflash SuperTEMP

    I've built up quite a collection of primary and secondary sources relating to the original Skyflash missile. But I've struggled to find anything covering the SuperTEMP version in more than superficial detail (basically just stating that it had the Hoopoe boost-sustain rocket motor, thinner...
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    Soviet era AAM seekers - PARG series

    PARG-1VV - R-8R (AA-3 Anab) PARG-10VV - R-4R (AA-5 Ash) PARG-12VV - R-40R (AA-6 Acrid) PARG-13VV - R-3R (AA-2 Aphid) PARG-14VV - R-98 (AA-3 Anab) PARG-15VV - R-4MR AAM (AA-5 Ash) PARG-30VV - R-25 AAM (Sparrow copy - CW - abandoned). PARG-50VV - R-13MK AAM (combined SARH and IR seeker -...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air-to-air missile frontal aviation soviet air defence forces soviet air forces soviet union ussr v-pvo
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  10. Forest Green

    Meteor Missile: Origins, Development and News

    Nice origin story for the Meteor missile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S225XR
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    • air defence air-to-air missile air-to-air missiles cold war early 21st century great britain kingdom of sweden late 20th century post-cold war surface-to-air missile
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. overscan (PaulMM)

    McDonnell Model 103 nuclear-armed air-to-air missile

    Associated with McDonnell-Douglas' Long Range Interceptor (LRI) studies in 1954. Drawing is of the Model 111A weapons bay which could carry 3. Model Description Date Model 103A AIR TO AIR MISSILE CARRYING SPECIAL WARHEAD. 24000LB. THRUST MOTOR. LENGTH 110 INCHES. FIXED FINS. SOLID ROCKET...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • 1950s air defence air defense command air-to-air missile cold war lri lri-x mcdonnell mcdonnell aircraft corporation nuclear battlefield strategic defence tactical nuke united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  12. Bill S

    McDonnell Model 66 Air to Air Missile

    Something different for me to post an Air to Air Missile concept. This is the McDonnell Model 66 Air to Air Missile. The specification describes an "air-launched, rocket-propelled, command-controlled guided missile for attack on enemy aircraft in flight. This missile is designated the M.A.C...
    • Bill S
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    • air-to-air missile cold war mcdonnell mcdonnell aircraft corporation united states united states navy united states navy naval research laboratory
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  13. Charioteer71

    Firestreak Missile Performance

    All from Lightning F.53 Pilots Notes. Maximum overload: 15G lateral acceleration and rate of roll 30°/sec Motor Burn time: 1.9 sec Max flight time: 13 sec Seeker FOV: 7° Seeker gimbal limit pre-launch: 0° unslaved; 5° slaved by AI23S (export version of AI23B), seeker "looking axis" parallel...
  14. J

    Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM)

    News JUST breaking about a replacement for AMRAAM. https://aviationweek.com/awindefense/lockheed-quietly-developing-aim-260-counter-chinese-pl-15 (subscription required)
    • Jeb
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    • air-to-air missile air-to-air missiles bvraam cold war ii department of defense lockheed martin united states united states air force united states navy
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. Charioteer71

    British 1944 Air-to-Air Missile "Little Ben"

    AVIA 6/12395 Consideration of methods of radio guidance for `Little Ben" TNA own Copyright. No Reprint. Internet Uses (Including Screenshot) Must Cite. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-j8JNTAGNKy-b8pkq2euBaWAbNdz0o6/view?usp=sharing
  16. Charioteer71

    British 1942 Air-to-Air Missile "FC Spaniel" Source

    AVIA 41/55 Spaniel Report, pt 4: fighter controlled Spaniel TNA own Copyright. No Reprint. Internet Uses (Including Screenshot) Must Cite. AVIA 41/55
  17. Grey Havoc

    New 'Long-Range' Sidewinder for USN? (2013)

    H/t flanker7 over at MilitaryPhotos.net: Raytheon Looks At Options For Long-Range AIM-9 (Aviation Week)
  18. RyanC

    Development of Airborne Armament 1910-1961

    I finally got the microfilm in the mail of all four volumes of this study; and had them scanned by a local company. First up, the magnificient maidien known as the Valkyrie: Reading further; North American was very dead set against Active Defense in any form for the B-70; which isn't that...
    • RyanC
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    • air-to-air missile air-to-ground missile aircraft cannon/guns bombs cold war free fall nuclear weapons interwar period nuclear battlefield pre-world war i strategic air command strategic bomber tactical nuke united states united states air force united states army air corps united states army air forces united states army air service world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. K

    General Dynamics AIM-97 / XAIM-97 Seekbat

    Is it true that the F-15's were actually intended to carry the AIM-97 Seekbat to deal with the MiG-25? How many could it carry? KJ Lesnick
  20. red admiral

    Kramer X-4 Air-To-Air Missile

    One of the air to air missiles closest to use was the German X-4 wire guided missile. After reading of the British efforts in BSP4 I'm wondering how effective it would have been. Most of the British designs were rejected from lack of range but the X-4 is fairly similar. At the same time, the...
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