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Lightweight Multirole Missilelarger figure on 0 of 5
Python (missile)larger figure on 5 of 5
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Length
Single source1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lightweight Multirole Missile | Python (missile) |
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| Type | Laser-guided battlefield missile ( ASM , AAM , SAM and SSM )[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2021; full operating capability from October 2025[source] | — |
| Used by | Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force Regiment Royal Marines Armed Forces of Ukraine[source] | See operators[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]
Warhead weight
Single source3 kg (6.6 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Thales Air Defence[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Warhead | HE blast fragmentation , shaped charge[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Laser, proximity (active)[source] | proximity[source] |
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| Propellant | 2-stage, solid propellant[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | SAL + LBR (Mode A) IR Terminal homing (Mode B) IIR Terminal homing (Mode C) INS + GPS (Mode D)[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 | AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Schiebel Camcopter S-100 BAE Fury Thales Watchkeeper WK450 Jackal drone (UK) (under development)[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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| References | Janes[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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| Engine | — | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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