AGM-65 Maverick vs Python (missile): Specs Compared

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AMissiles

AGM-65 Maverick

Air-to-surface missile

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BMissiles

Python (missile)

Short-range air-to-air missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AGM-65 MaverickLength

2.49 m

Length source ↗

Python (missile)Length

3.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

AGM-65 Mavericklarger figure on 3 of 4

Wingspan+11%
Diameter+88%
Mass+148%

Python (missile)larger figure on 1 of 4

Length+24%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 41 rows sourced on both sides

2.49m

3.1m

Length+24%

All recorded figures & sources

2.49 m

Length

Single source

249 cm (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

3.1 m

Length

Single source

3.1 metres (10 feet )^[source]

710mm

640mm

Wingspan+11%

All recorded figures & sources

0.71 m

Wingspan

Single source

2.33 ft (710 mm)^[source]

0.64 m

Wingspan

Single source

640 mm (25 in)^[source]

300mm

160mm

Diameter+88%

All recorded figures & sources

0.3 m

Diameter

Single source

12 in (30 cm)^[source]

0.16 m

Diameter

Single source

160 millimetres (6.3 inches )^[source]

210–304kg

103.6kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

210–304 kg

Mass

Single source

463–670 lb (210–304 kg)^[source]

103.6 kg

Mass

Single source

103.6 kilograms (228 pounds 6 ounces )^[source]

1,150km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Mach 4

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

1,150 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

1,150 km/h (620 kn)^[source]

Mach 4^[source]

22kmOperational; Greater than

> 20kmOperational; >

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

22 km

Operational; Greater than

Single source

Greater than 22 km (12 nmi)^[source]

> 20 km

Operational; >

Single source

>20 kilometres (12 miles )^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

AGM-65 Maverick and Python (missile) configuration
Specification	AGM-65 Maverick	Python (missile)
Type	Air-to-surface missile^[source]	Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	30 August 1972 – present^[source]	—
Used by	>30 countries^[source]	See operators^[source]
Wars	Cold War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War^[source]	Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War^[source]
Manufacturer	Raytheon Missile Systems Raytheon^[source]	Rafael Advanced Defense Systems^[source]
Unit cost	US$ 17,000 to $110,000, depending on variant^[source]	Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000^[source]
No. built	>70,000^[source]	—
Warhead	126 lb (57 kg) WDU-20/B shaped-charge (A/B/C/D/H models) 300 lb (140 kg) WDU-24/B penetrating blast-fragmentation (E/F/G/J/K models) E models utilize FMU-135/B delayed impact fuze^[source]	11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)^[source]
Engine	A/B: Thiokol SR109-TC-1 D/E/F/G/H/J/K: SR114-TC-1 (or Aerojet SR115-AJ-1) solid propellant rocket motor via a WPU-4/B or WPU-8/B propulsion section^[source]	solid fuel rocket motor^[source]
Propellant	Solid propellant^[source]	—
Guidance system	A/B/H/J/K: Contrast seeker D/F/G: imaging infrared guidance E/E2/L: Laser guidance^[source]	infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)^[source]
Produced	—	Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present^[source]
Detonation mechanism	—	proximity^[source]
Flight altitude	—	N/A^[source]
Launch platform	—	Aircraft: BAE Sea Harrier CASA C-101 Aviojet F-4E Kurnass 2000 F-5E/F Tiger-II McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mirage 5 Dassault Mirage 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon IAI Nesher/Dagger/Finder IAI Kfir HAL Tejas KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Leonardo M-346FA Master Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sukhoi Su-30MKI Su-25KM Scorpion^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · China Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · India Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · Republic of China (Taiwan) Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam

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AGM-65 Maverick

Python (missile)

Type

Air-to-surface missile^[source]

Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

30 August 1972 – present^[source]

—

Used by

>30 countries^[source]

See operators^[source]

Wars

Cold War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War^[source]

Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War^[source]

Manufacturer

Raytheon Missile Systems Raytheon^[source]

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems^[source]

Unit cost

US$ 17,000 to $110,000, depending on variant^[source]

Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000^[source]

No. built

>70,000^[source]

—

Warhead

126 lb (57 kg) WDU-20/B shaped-charge (A/B/C/D/H models) 300 lb (140 kg) WDU-24/B penetrating blast-fragmentation (E/F/G/J/K models) E models utilize FMU-135/B delayed impact fuze^[source]

11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)^[source]

Engine

A/B: Thiokol SR109-TC-1 D/E/F/G/H/J/K: SR114-TC-1 (or Aerojet SR115-AJ-1) solid propellant rocket motor via a WPU-4/B or WPU-8/B propulsion section^[source]

solid fuel rocket motor^[source]

Propellant

Solid propellant^[source]

—

Guidance system

A/B/H/J/K: Contrast seeker D/F/G: imaging infrared guidance E/E2/L: Laser guidance^[source]

infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)^[source]

Produced

—

Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present^[source]

Detonation mechanism

—

proximity^[source]

Flight altitude

—

N/A^[source]

Launch platform

—

Aircraft: BAE Sea Harrier CASA C-101 Aviojet F-4E Kurnass 2000 F-5E/F Tiger-II McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mirage 5 Dassault Mirage 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon IAI Nesher/Dagger/Finder IAI Kfir HAL Tejas KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Leonardo M-346FA Master Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sukhoi Su-30MKI Su-25KM Scorpion^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · Republic of China (Taiwan)
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam