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Python (missile)larger figure on 2 of 2
Type 79 Jyu-MATlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Python (missile) | Type 79 Jyu-MAT |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] | Heavy anti-tank/landing-craft guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Japan[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Japan[source] |
| Wars | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] | — |
1.5 m[source]
Operational; >
Single source>20 kilometres (12 miles )[source]
Warhead weight
Single source4.2 kg[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] |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries[source] |
| Unit cost | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] | 1980 to present[source] |
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| Warhead | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] | Shaped charge on tanks/armored vehicles Fragmentation charged warhead for landing vessels and ships.[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | proximity[source] | Impact or delayed impact[source] |
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| Engine | solid fuel rocket motor[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] | Wire guided SACLOS[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] | — |
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| In service | — | 1984 to present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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