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DF-11larger figure on 3 of 3
Python (missile)larger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source7.5-8.5 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-11 | Python (missile) |
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| Speed | — | Mach 4[source] |
| Type | SRBM[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| In service | 1992-present[source] | — |
| Used by | PRC Pakistan Myanmar (M-11)[source] | See operators[source] |
| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
| Warhead | 500 kg: 2/10/20 kiloton nuclear warhead, fuel-air explosive (FAE), chemical, or submunition[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Engine | single-stage solid-propellant rocket[source] | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance (including ring-laser gyroscope ) + Beidou satellite guidance[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 | Road-mobile TEL[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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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Israel[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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| Produced | — | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | proximity[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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