air-to-air guided missile


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air-to-air guided missile

An air-launched guided missile for use against air targets. See also guided missile.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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In January 1947, Hughes Aircraft had requested to that the contract for Project MX-798 be modified to allow the development of a supersonic air-to-air guided missile to defend bombers.
A visionary ahead of his time: Howard Hughes and the U.S. Air Force--Part III: the Falcon missile and airborne fire control
A resolution by the German Federal Parliament's defense committee at the end of January paved the way for the procurement of the European IRIS-T (Infra Red Imaging System - Tail Thrust Vector-Controlled) air-to-air guided missile developed the Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik (BGT) company (Uberlingen, Germany).
German Federal Parliament. (Missile Monitor)
The first Russian air-to-air guided missile applied to helicopters was the lightweight (45 kg) infrared homing Molniya R-60 (AA-10).
A decade of opportunities. (Airborne Warfare)
India has also been in talks to conclude a contract for 400 medium-range RVV-AE air-to-air guided missiles. The order includes a Russian-made radar-jamming missile, the X-31.
India Inks $215mln Contract with Russia to Buy Air-to-Air Missiles for Su-30 Jets
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