Home›Missiles And Guided Munitions›Air-to-Air MissilesGroupAir-to-Air MissilesThis group collects the Missiles And Guided Munitions subcategory's air-to-air missiles: short-range infrared-homing dogfight missiles, beyond-visual-range and very-long-range radar-guided missiles, and active-radar-homing and imaging-infrared variants fielded by fighter aircraft. Its 28 members span the full engagement-range spectrum of aerial combat missiles from multiple national air forces, united by their role of one aircraft engaging another rather than a ground, sea or space target.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1956 1Browse ByAll Air-to-Air MissilesAir-to-Air Missiles37 entriesAir-to-Air MissilesFilter Results42 entriesWeapon ClassAllGuided Missile (38)Weapon FamilyAllAir-to-Air Missiles (37)Introduced EraAll1946 (1)1956 (1)1957 (2)1958 (1)1961 (1)1962 (1)1964 (1)1970 (1)1974 (2)1978 (2)1982 (1)1988 (1)1991 (2)1993 (1)1995 (1)1996 (1)1998 (1)1999 (1)2004 (1)2005 (2)2016 (2)2019 (1)2024 (1)ManufacturerAllA.M. Isayev Chemical Engineering Design Bureau (1)Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. 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Wikipedia: Air-to-air missiletier 2WikipediaAir-to-air missile, History sectionQuote, Air-to-air missile, History sectionThe US Navy and US Air Force began equipping guided missiles in 1956, deploying the USAF's AIM-4 Falcon and the USN's AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder.View the SourceMeteor (missile) (Wikipedia)Has Member: Meteor (missile), Lead sentenceQuote, Has Member: Meteor (missile), Lead sentenceactive radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missileView the SourceR-23 (missile) (Wikipedia)Has Member: R-23 (missile), Lead sentenceQuote, Has Member: R-23 (missile), Lead sentencemedium-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel in the Soviet UnionView the SourceR.530 (Wikipedia)Has Member: R.530, Infobox: typeQuote, Has Member: R.530, Infobox: typeShort-range air-to-air missileView the SourceMAA-1 Piranha (Wikipedia)Has Member: MAA-1 Piranha, Infobox: typeQuote, Has Member: MAA-1 Piranha, Infobox: typeShort-range air-to-air missileView the SourcePye Wacket (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pye Wacket, Infobox: typeQuote, Has Member: Pye Wacket, Infobox: typeAir-to-air missileView the SourcePL-12 (Wikipedia)Has Member: PL-12, Infobox: typeQuote, Has Member: PL-12, Infobox: typeMedium-range, active radar homing air-to-air BVR missileView the SourceAAM-5 (missile) (Wikipedia)Has Member: AAM-5 (Japanese missile), Infobox: typeQuote, Has Member: AAM-5 (Japanese missile), Infobox: typeShort-range air-to-air missileView the SourceR-Darter (Wikipedia)Has Member: R-Darter, LeadQuote, Has Member: R-Darter, LeadThe R-Darter is a beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile guided by an active radar homing seeker.View the SourceA-Darter (source article)Has Member: A-Darter, LeadQuote, Has Member: A-Darter, LeadThe V3E A-Darter (Agile Darter) is a modern short-range infrared homing ("heat seeking") air-to-air missile, featuring countermeasures resistance with a 180-degree look angle and 120-degrees per second track rate, developed by South Africa's Denel Dynamics (formerly Kentron) and Brazil's Mectron (now SIATT), Avibras and Opto Eletrônica (acquired by AKAER).View the SourceR-37 (missile) (Wikipedia)Has Member: R-37 (missile), Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: R-37 (missile), Lead, groupThe Vympel R-37 (NATO reporting name: AA-13 Axehead) is a Russian very long-range air-to-air missile.View the SourcePL-21 (Wikipedia)Has Member: PL-21, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: PL-21, Lead, groupThe PL-21 or PL-XX is an under development active radar-guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile by the People's Republic of China.View the SourceRed Hebe (source article)Has Member: Red Hebe, LeadQuote, Has Member: Red Hebe, LeadRed Hebe was a large active radar homing air-to-air missile developed by Vickers for the Royal Air Force's Operational Requirement F.155 interceptor aircraft.View the SourceAIR-2 Genie (Wikipedia)Has Member: AIR-2 Genie, Lead, placementQuote, Has Member: AIR-2 Genie, Lead, placementwas an unguided air-to-air rocket with a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warheadView the SourceR-73 (missile) (Wikipedia)Has Member: R-73 (missile), LeadQuote, Has Member: R-73 (missile), Leadis a short-range IR-homing air-to-air missile developed by Vympel NPOView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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