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ASRAAM
ASRAAM: Short-range air-to-air missile Raven: Short-range surface-to-air missile system
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ASRAAM: Short-range air-to-air missile Raven: Short-range surface-to-air missile system
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ASRAAMlarger figure on 1 of 1
Zuni (rocket)larger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ASRAAM | Zuni (rocket) |
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| Type | ASRAAM: Short-range air-to-air missile Raven: Short-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Air-to-surface rocket[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1998[source] | — |
| Used by | Royal Air Force Armed Forces of Ukraine Indian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force (historical)[source] | United States military French Air Force Ukrainian Air Force[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
77 inches (2,000 mm)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War (Raven)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | MBDA UK Bharat Dynamics Limited (India)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | >£200,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | Common Anti-aircraft Modular Missile (Sea Ceptor/Sky Sabre)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 10 kg (22 lb) blast/fragmentation[source] | various[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Laser proximity fuze and impact[source] | — |
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| Engine | Dual-burn, high-impulse solid rocket motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Blocks 1-5: Hughes (Raytheon) Imaging infrared homing , 128×128 element focal plane array , with lock-on after launch (LOAL) and strapdown inertial guidance Block 6+: Domestic MBDA UK Seeker[source] | None[source] |
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| Launch platform | Royal Air Force : Typhoon Royal Air Force and Royal Navy : F-35 Lightning II Indian Air Force : Jaguar SHORAD (e.g. Raven, a 'FrankenSAM' vehicle consisting of a Supacat 6×6 mounted with ASRAAM launch rails taken from decommissioned RAF jets)[source] | — |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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