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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | AAM-3 | Typhon missile system |
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| Speed | Mach 3.5[source] | — |
| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] | Transporter erector launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Japan[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | Japanese Air Self-Defence Force[source] | United States Army[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] | Lockheed Martin[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$90,000−150,000[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | laser proximity[source] | — |
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| Engine | solid fuel rocket motor[source] | HEMTT[source] |
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| Guidance system | dual wavelength light wave homing + infrared homing/ultraviolet homing, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Mitsubishi F-2 F-4EJ Kai[source] | — |
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| Guidance | Infrared Homing / Ultraviolet Homing (EO-UV/IR)[source] | — |
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| Role | short-range all-aspect air-to-air missile[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Length: 3.1 m[source]AAM-3 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Diameter: 127 mm[source]AAM-3 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Weight: 91 kg[source]AAM-3 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 7-13 km[source]AAM-3 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| In service | — | 2023–present[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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