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Tal Inbar (טל ענבר) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Configuration
| Specification | Popeye (missile) | Sky Sword I |
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| Type | Air-to-surface missile SLCM[source] | Guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Taiwan[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 1980s to present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Republic of China Air Force and Republic of China Army |
Wingspan
Single source198 cm (78 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Lockheed Martin[source] | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology[source] |
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| Warhead | 340 kg (750 lb) blast fragmentation or 360 kg (790 lb) I-800 penetrating[source] | — |
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| Engine | Single-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial plus IIR or TV[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Fixed-wing aircraft, Dolphin class submarine (Popeye Turbo SLCM)[source] | — |
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| Guidance | Inertial plus imaging infrared or TV[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | Early 1980s[source] |
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| Variants | — | Antelope air defence system and Sea Oryx[source] |
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| Role | — | short range infrared guided air-to-air missile[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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