|
Specifications
|
| Primary
Function: |
Air-to-air
and surface-to-air radar-guided missile |
| Contractor: |
Raytheon
Co. and General Dynamics |
| Power
Plant: |
Hercules
MK-58 solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Thrust: |
Classified |
| Speed: |
More
than 2,660 mph (4,256 kph) |
| Range: |
More
than 30 nautical miles (approximately 55 km) |
| Length: |
12
feet (3.64 meters) |
| Diameter: |
8
inches (0.20 meters) |
| Wingspan: |
3
feet, 4 inches (1 meter) |
| Warhead: |
Annular
blast fragmentation warhead, 90 pounds (40.5 kg) explosive for AIM-9H |
| Launch
Weight: |
Approximately
500 pounds (225 kilograms) |
| Guidance
System: |
Raytheon
semiactive on either continuous wave or pulsed Doppler radar energy |
| Date
Deployed: |
1976 |
| Aircraft
Platforms: |
Navy:
F-14 and F/A-18;
Air
Force: F-4, F-15, and F-16;
Marine
Corps: F-4 and F/A-18 |
| Unit
Cost: |
Approximately
$165,400 |
| Inventory: |
Classified |
