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AIM-9X Sidewinderlarger figure on 0 of 1
SMART (missile)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source9 feet 11 inches (3.02 m)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | AIM-9X Sidewinder | SMART (missile) |
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| Speed | Mach 2.5+[source] | Mach 2.5[source] |
| Type | short-range air-to-air missile[source] | Anti-submarine missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | India[source] |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] |
Wingspan
Single source11 in (279.4 mm)[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.
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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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| Guidance system | imaging infrared 128×128 element focal-plane array (FPA) seeker[source] | INS + mid-course update via datalink[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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| In service | 1956–present[source] | — |
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| Used by | See Operators[source] | Indian Navy[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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| Unit cost | 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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| Produced | 1953–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | WDU-17/B annular blast-fragmentation[source] | Advanced Light-Weight Torpedo[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | IR proximity fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket[source] | Two- stage solid rocket[source] |
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| Launch platform | Aircraft, naval vessels, fixed launchers, and ground vehicles[source] | 8 × 8 BEML - Tatra TEL Surface ship[source] |
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| Designer | — | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2018–19[source] |
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| Role | — | canister-based, long-range supersonic anti-submarine missile[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | SMART is a canisterised hybrid system, made up of a long-range missile carrier that can travel at supersonic speed and a lightweight torpedo as payload, for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role. The objective behind the project was to develop a quick-reaction system that can launch torpedoes from standoff distance . The missile has a range of 643 km (400 mi) carrying a lightweight torpedo of range 20 km (12.5 mi) with 50 kg high explosive warhead. SMART uses two-way data link connected to airborne or ship based submarine detection and identification systems. SMART can be launched from a surface ship or a truck-based coastal battery.[source]SMART (missile) · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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