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Don S. Montgomery, USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | AIM-54 Phoenix | Almas (missile) |
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| Type | Long range BVR air-to-air missile[source] | Surface-to-surface missile Air-to-surface missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Iran[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 2021-present[source] |
| Used by | United States Navy (former) Iranian Air Force[source] | — |
Wingspan
Single source2 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (0.9 m)[source]
AIM-54A/B
Single sourceAIM-54C
Single sourceAIM-54A/B - 976 lb (443 kg) AIM-54C – 1,015 lb (460 kg)[source]
Maximum; AIM-54A/B - Mach 4.3 (
Single sourceMaximum; ) AIM-54C – Mach 5 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 4
Single sourceAIM-54A/B - Mach 4.3 (1,460 m/s; 4,800 ft/s) AIM-54C – Mach 5 (1,700 m/s; 5,600 ft/s)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source133 lb (60.33 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer |
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Hughes Aircraft Company[source] |
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| Designed | 1960–1966[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company Raytheon Corporation[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$ 477,131 (1974 FY)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1966-1993[source] | — |
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| Warhead | AIM-54A/B - HE continuous rod AIM-54C – HE Mk 82; WDU‐29/B continuous rod[source] | Tandem HEAT / thermobaric[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid propellant rocket motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | 103,500 ft (31.5 km)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing and terminal phase active radar homing[source] | Imaging infrared homing (IIR) & electro-optical (EO)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Grumman F-14 Tomcat[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–2024) 2026 Lebanon war[source] |
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