AMissiles
AIM-174B Gunslinger
Very long-range air-to-air missile Secondary air-to-ground and anti-ship missile roles (speculated)
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AMissiles
Very long-range air-to-air missile Secondary air-to-ground and anti-ship missile roles (speculated)
At a glance
AIM-174B Gunslingerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Python (missile)larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source16.5 ft (5.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AIM-174B Gunslinger | Python (missile) |
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| Type | Very long-range air-to-air missile Secondary air-to-ground and anti-ship missile roles (speculated)[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2021 ( 2021 ) (?)–present; Testing may have begun as early as 2015[source] | — |
| Used by | United States Navy[source] | See operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
AIM-174B · At least estimated to be beyond
Single sourceAIM-174B · Range
Single sourceOperational; +
Single source150–250 mi (240–400 km)+[source]
At least 150 mi (130 nmi; 241 km), estimated to be beyond 250 mi (217 nmi; 402 km)[source]
Operational; >
Single source>20 kilometres (12 miles )[source]
Warhead weight
Single source140 lb (64 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Warhead | High-explosive blast-fragmentation[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Radar and contact/impact/proximity fuze[source] | proximity[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Inertial guidance , terminal active and semi-active radar homing[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 | Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet[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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| Airspeed | Up to Mach 3.5 (2,664.2 mph; 4,287.7 km/h; 1.2 km/s)[source] | — |
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| Overall Weight | 1,830 lb (830.07 kg)[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] |
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| Produced | — | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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