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AS-30 for AS-30L
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| Specification | AS-30 | Python (missile) |
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| Speed | 1,620 km/h (1,056 mph)[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review | Mach 4[source] |
| Type | short-to-medium range air-to-ground missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1960(AS-30) 1988 (AS-30L)[source] | — |
3.84 m (12 ft 7.57 in) for AS-30 3.65m (11 ft 11.7 in) for AS-30L[source]
Length
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | See "Operators" section[source] | See operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Produced | 1960[source] | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Warhead | 240 kg (529 lb) impact-fuzed SAPHE (Semi-Armor-Piercing High-Explosive)[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Delayed AP impact fuse (2 m ferroconcrete )[source] | proximity[source] |
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| Engine | Two-stage solid propellant rocket motors , composite booster, double-based sustainer[source] | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | 10,000 m (32,800 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | semi-active laser homing (AS-30L) Radio MCLOS (original AS-30)[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 | Mirage 2000D , Mirage 2000-5 , F-16 , Jaguar , Mirage F1 , upgraded Super Etendard , Rafale[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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| 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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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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