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Python (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3
Roketsan Ciritlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Python (missile) | Roketsan Cirit |
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| Speed | Mach 4[source] | — |
| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] | Air-to-surface , anti-armor and anti-personnel missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Turkey[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Turkish Army , UAE Army[source] |
| Wars |
1.9 m[source]
insensitive explosive
Single source3 kg insensitive explosive[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Syrian Civil War Operation Olive Branch Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] |
| Manufacturer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] | ROKETSAN[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] | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Warhead | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] | Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary Thermobaric: Increased Anti Personnel and Anti Structure[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | proximity[source] | — |
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| Engine | solid fuel rocket motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Flight altitude | N/A[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)[source] | Midcourse Guidance: MEMS-IMU , MEMS-INS , Magnetometer Terminal Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Seeker[source] |
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| Launch platform | 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] | Attack Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TAI Hürkuş Land combat vehicle Naval platforms Stationary platforms[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2004 – 2009[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Pop-out fins[source] |
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