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Python (missile)larger figure on 0 of 4
RUM-139 VL-ASROClarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Python (missile) | RUM-139 VL-ASROC |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] | Anti-submarine missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | United States Navy , Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and others[source] |
| Wars | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
16 ft 1 in (4.89 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] | Lockheed Martin[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] | 1993 – present[source] |
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| Warhead | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] | RUM-139A: Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedo RUM-139B: Mark 46 Mod 5A(SW) torpedo RUM-139C: Mark 54 torpedo[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | proximity[source] | — |
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| Engine | solid fuel rocket motor[source] | Two- stage 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] | Inertial guidance and Mk 210 Mod 0 Digital Autopilot Control subsystem[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] | Mk 41 VLS[source] |
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| In service | — | 1993 – present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Goodyear Aerospace[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1983 – 1993[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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