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AGM-88 HARMlarger figure on 4 of 4
Python (missile)larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-88 HARM | Python (missile) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | See operators[source] |
| Wars |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Operational; Low-level
Single sourceOperational; Low-level Medium-level
Single sourceOperational; Low-level Standoff
Single sourceLow-level — 13 nmi (25 km) Medium-level — 43 nmi (80 km) Standoff — 80 nmi (148 km)[source]
Operational; >
Single source>20 kilometres (12 miles )[source]
Warhead weight
Single source150 lb (68 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Cold War Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) Bombing of Libya (1986) Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War 2011 military intervention in Libya Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war Red Sea crisis[source] |
Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments , Alliant Techsystems (ATK)[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1983[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Texas Instruments , then Raytheon Missiles & Defense (AGM-88A/B/C/D/F) Alliant Techsystems , then Orbital ATK , then Northrop Grumman (AGM-88E/G)[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 284,000 US$870,000 for AGM-88E AARGM[source] | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Tailspan | 2.0 ft (.61 m) est.[source] | — |
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| Warhead | WAU-7/B blast-fragmentation warhead[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Engine | Thiokol SR113-TC-1 dual-thrust rocket engine[source] | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Passive radar homing with home-on-jam , additional GPS/INS[source] | infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)[source] |
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| Launch platform | F-4G , EA-6B , F-15E , F-16 , F/A-18A/B/C/D , F/A-18/E/F , EA-18G , Tornado IDS/ECR , F-35 , MiG-29 , Su-27[source] | 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] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Developed into | AGM-88J SiAW[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | proximity[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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