Armement Air-Sol Modulaire vs Python (missile)

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AMissiles

Armement Air-Sol Modulaire

Glide bomb Air-to-surface missile

BMissiles

Python (missile)

Short-range air-to-air missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Armement Air-Sol ModulaireLength

3.1 m

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Python (missile)Length

3.1 m

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Armement Air-Sol Modulairelarger figure on 1 of 1

Mass+228%

Python (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1

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Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 47 rows sourced on both sides

3.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

3.1 m

Length

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)^[source]

3.1 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Armement Air-Sol Modulaire and Python (missile) configuration
Specification	Armement Air-Sol Modulaire	Python (missile)
Speed	—	Mach 4^[source]
Type	Glide bomb Air-to-surface missile^[source]	Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	2007–present^[source]	—
Used by	French Air and Space Force French Naval Aviation Royal Moroccan Air Force Egyptian Air Force Qatar Air Force Indian Air Force Ukrainian Air Force

Wars	War in Afghanistan First Libyan civil war Mali War Operation Inherent Resolve Russo-Ukrainian War 2025 India–Pakistan conflict^[source]	Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War^[source]

Manufacturer	Safran Electronics & Defense Bharat Electronics^[source]	Rafael Advanced Defense Systems^[source]

Unit cost	€ 164,000 (US$210,707) (FY2011) € 252,000 (US$323,770) including development costs (FY2011)^[source]	Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000^[source]

Warhead	250 kg (550 lb) bomb body ( Mk82 , BLU 111 or CBEMS/BANG)^[source]	11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)^[source]

Engine	Solid rocket motor^[source]	solid fuel rocket motor^[source]

Guidance system	Hybrid inertial / GPS in decametric all-weather version Hybrid inertial/GPS + infrared homing or SALH in metric day/night version^[source]	infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)^[source]

Accuracy	10 m (32 ft 10 in) CEP decametric version 1 m (3 ft 3 in) CEP metric version^[source]	—

Launch platform	Dassault Rafale Dassault Mirage 2000D Dassault Mirage F1 F-16 Tejas MiG-29 Su-25 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]

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

Detonation mechanism	—	proximity^[source]

Flight altitude	—	N/A^[source]

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