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  • Hughes AIM-120 AMRAAM

    The AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile is an all-weather "fire-and-forget" weapon designed to replace the AIM-7 Sparrow. The higher speed, greater range and improved maneuverability of AMRAAM have greatly increased its operational effectiveness over the Sparrow. The joint Air

  • AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile

    The AIM-9 is a 200-pound supersonic air-to-air missile carried by A-10, F-4, F-15, F-16 and F-111 aircraft. It is a "heat seeking" missile with a range of 1-2 miles and is generally used during the day in clear weather conditions. The Sidewinder has been continually improved since entering service

  • Hughes AIM-4F Super Falcon Air-to-Air Missile

    The AIM-4F was the first air-to-air guided weapon to enter service with the USAF, becoming operational in 1955. Production began in 1952, and 10 versions were produced for use on F-89, F-101, F-102, F-106 and F-4 aircraft. Over 50,000 Falcons had been built when production ended in 1963. The Super

  • Northrop AGM-136A Tacit Rainbow

    The Northrop AGM-136A was a jet-powered missile developed in the early 1980s as a way to suppress enemy air defenses. Conceived under the Tacit Rainbow project, the low-cost AGM-136A would be launched in "swarms" from bombers or fighters ahead of the main attacking force. On-board computers guided

  • General Dynamics AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile

    The Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM) is an air-to-ground cruise missile developed to provide the U.S. Air Force with a long range, highly survivable, strategic standoff weapon. The ACM uses laser sensor updates to give it high navigation accuracy, and stealth technology gives it a low radar cross

  • Boeing AGM-86B ALCM

    The AGM-86B cruise missile is an air-to-ground nuclear weapon launched from B-52 or B-1 bombers. The ALCM is self-guided -- it finds its preselected target by comparing prerecorded contour maps with terrain "seen" by its sensors. The cruise missiles wings, tail surfaces and engine inlet are folded

  • AGM-65 Maverick

    The AGM-65 is a highly accurate, 460-pound air-to-ground missile employed by A-10 and F-16 aircraft. The Maverick carries a 125 pound shaped charge warhead optimized against heavy armor or reinforced structures. It uses either TV or infra-red imaging guidance and provides a long range "launch and

  • North American AGM-28B Hound Dog

    The Hound Dog was an air-launched supersonic nuclear missile designed to destroy heavily defended ground targets. Specially modified B-52 bombers carried two AGM-28s, one beneath each wing. No AGM-28s were ever used in combat, but typically a Hound Dog would be launched at 45,000 feet, climb to over

  • McDonnell ADM-20 Quail

    The Quail, originally designated the GAM-72, was an air-launched decoy missile carried by the B-52 strategic bomber. Designed to produce a radar images very similar to that of the B-52 and to fly at approximately the same speed and altitude, the Quail was planned to be used during an actual bombing

  • Grumman HU-16B Albatross

    Grumman designed the versatile Albatross to meet a U.S. Navy requirement for an amphibious utility aircraft which could also operate from snow and ice with skis. During the Korean War, Albatrosses rescued almost 1,000 United Nations personnel from coastal waters and rivers, often behind enemy lines.