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AIM-7P Sparrow

AIM-7P Sparrow

Air-to-Air Missiles
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Basic Information
Name
AIM-7P Sparrow
Designation
AIM-7P Sparrow
Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
Air-to-Air Missiles
Manufacturer
Raytheon
Date of Introduction
1994
Description

The AIM-7 Sparrow is a medium-range, semi-active, air-to-air missile designed to counter high-performance aircraft. The Sparrow missile was deployed in 1953 and has been acquired by many air forces of the world. The Sparrow missile has an annular blast fragmentation warhead in excess of 40 kilograms. Currently, The high-performance AIM-120 missile is replacing the Sparrow missile in the role of medium range, air-to-air missile in the United States and allied nations. The AIM-7P Sparrow missile is the most recent and the last variant of the AIM-7 missile. The AIM-7P features performance improvements in look-down, shoot down over AIM-7M in heavy ECM environments and much lower altitudes engagements. The AIM-7P is offered as an upgrade to existing AIM-7M missiles.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Max Speed 4284.0 km/h
Range 55.0 km
Wingspan 1.00 m
Overview (Deagel)
Group Air-to-Air Missiles
Status Active
Origin United States of America
Contractor Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1994
Total Production ?
Unitary Cost USD $165,000
Specifications (Deagel)
Dimensions — Diameter 200 millimeter
Dimensions — Length 3.7 meter
Dimensions — Wingspan 1.0 meter
Mass — Warhead 40 kilogram
Mass — Weight 227 kilogram
Performance — Max Range 55,000 meter
Speed — Top Speed 1,190 mps
Variants
Variant 1 RIM-7M SeaSparrow
Variant 2 AIM-7M Sparrow
Variant 3 AIM-7P Sparrow
Variant 4 RIM-7P Sea Sparrow
Details
Country of Origin United States
Category Air-to-Air Missiles
Air > Air-to-Air Missiles
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
3.7 m
Width
1 m
Height
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Weight
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Related Equipment (1)
Operators (4)
United States
Ukraine
Canada
Jordan
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