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AAM-5 (missile)larger figure on 5 of 5
AIM-9X Sidewinderlarger figure on 0 of 5
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Configuration
| Specification | AAM-5 (missile) | AIM-9X Sidewinder |
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| Speed | Mach 3[source] Mach 3+[source] | Mach 2.5+[source] |
| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] | short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Japan[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2004–present |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source9 feet 11 inches (3.02 m)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source20.8 lb (9.4 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1956–present[source] |
| Used by | Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] | Raytheon[source] |
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| Unit cost | 55–60 million yen[source] | US$381,069.74 (Block II) US$399,500.00 (Block II Plus) US$209,492.75 (training missile) (All as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Warhead | blast-frag[source] | WDU-17/B annular blast-fragmentation[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | laser proximity fuze and impact[source] | IR proximity fuze[source] |
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| Propellant | solid fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing AAM-5: (IIR + INS) AAM-5B: ((Dual Wavelength) IIR + INS)[source] | imaging infrared 128×128 element focal-plane array (FPA) seeker[source] |
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| Guidance | AAM-5A: Terminal IIR, INS)[source] | — |
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| Role | short-range air-to-air missile[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Enhanced background discrimination capability and IRCCM by changing to a dual wavelength seeker and a 3-axis gimbal. Seeker cooling time is extended by the adoption of a Stirling engine , up to a maximum cooling time of 1 hours.[source]AAM-5 (missile) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 3,105 mm[source]AAM-5 (missile) · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Diameter: 130 mm[source]AAM-5 (missile) · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wing span: 440 mm[source]AAM-5 (missile) · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Weight: 95 kg[source]AAM-5 (missile) · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 35 km[source]AAM-5 (missile) · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Status | — | Its latest variants (AIM-9X) remain standard equipment in most Western-aligned air forces.[source] |
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| Operators | — | USAF (the lead platform was the F-15C ) and the USN (the lead platform was the F/A-18C )[source] |
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| Introduction | — | November 2003[source] |
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| Flight control | — | two-axis thrust-vectoring control (TVC) system[source] |
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| Propulsion and warhead configuration | — | It retains the same rocket motor, fuze and warhead of the AIM-9M[source] |
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| Cooling | — | internal cooling system[source] |
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| Wars | — | Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 1989 air battle near Tobruk Gulf War Bosnian War Operation Allied Force 2023 Chinese balloon incident Gaza war Red Sea crisis Russian invasion of Ukraine 2026 Iran War[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1953–present[source] |
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| Engine | — | Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Aircraft, naval vessels, fixed launchers, and ground vehicles[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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