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 18 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 Missiles28 entriesAir-to-Air MissilesFilter Results28 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAir-to-Air Missiles (28)Weapon Type or ClassAllActive radar homing air-to-air missile (1)Air-to-air missile (5)Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (3)Guided air-to-air missile (1)guided missile (7)Imaging infrared homing air-to-air missile (1)Infrared-guided air-to-air missile (1)Infrared-homing air-to-air missile (2)Long-range air-to-air missile (1)missile (2)Short range infrared homing air-to-air missile (1)Short-range air-to-air missile (1)Very long range air-to-air missile (2)Introduced EraAll1946 (1)1956 (1)1957 (2)1958 (1)1961 (1)1964 (1)1970 (1)1974 (1)1978 (2)1982 (1)1988 (1)1991 (2)1996 (1)1998 (1)1999 (1)2005 (1)2016 (1)2019 (1)2024 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (13)Prototype or Experimental (3)Retired (5)OperatorAllIndian Navy (1)People's Liberation Army Air Force (3)Royal Air Force (2)Royal Navy (1)United States Air Force (4)United States Marine Corps (1)United States Navy (3)Wars Used InAllBosnian War (2)Falklands War (1)Gulf War (2)Iran-Iraq War (2)Kosovo War (1)Russo-Ukrainian War (2)South African Border War (1)Syrian Civil War (1)Vietnam War (2)World War II (1)Yom Kippur War (2)ManufacturerAllA.M. Isayev Chemical Engineering Design Bureau (1)Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. (1)Bharat Dynamics Limited (1)British Aerospace (2)China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (1)de Havilland Aircraft Company (1)Diehl Defence (1)Hawker Siddeley (2)Hughes Aircraft Company (3)Marconi Electronic Systems (1)MBDA (1)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (1)NPO Novator (1)Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (1)Raytheon (3)RTX Corporation (1)Ruhrstahl (1)Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (1)Vympel (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 28AAM-4Missiles And Guided MunitionsAIM-120 AMRAAMMissiles And Guided Munitions8 linksAIM-152 AAAMMissiles And Guided MunitionsAIM-174B GunslingerMissiles And Guided Munitions1 linkAIM-26 FalconMissiles And Guided MunitionsAIM-4 FalconMissiles And Guided Munitions2 linksAIM-47 FalconMissiles And Guided Munitions1 linkAIM-9 Sidewinder MissileMissiles And Guided Munitions8 linksAIM-95 AgileMissiles And Guided MunitionsAir-to-Air StingerMissiles And Guided MunitionsASRAAMMissiles And Guided Munitions2 linksAstra (missile)Missiles And Guided Munitions1 linkBozdoğan (air-to-air missile)Missiles And Guided MunitionsDe Havilland FirestreakMissiles And Guided Munitions2 linksIRIS-TMissiles And Guided MunitionsK-5 (missile)Missiles And Guided Munitions1 linkMICA (missile)Missiles And Guided MunitionsNovator KS-172Missiles And Guided MunitionsPL-15Missiles And Guided Munitions1 linkPL-17Missiles And Guided Munitions1 linkPL-2Missiles And Guided MunitionsPL-5Missiles And Guided MunitionsPL-8 (missile)Missiles And Guided MunitionsPython (missile)Missiles And Guided Munitions2 linksR-60 (missile)Missiles And Guided Munitions2 linksRed TopMissiles And Guided MunitionsRuhrstahl X-4Missiles And Guided Munitions1 linkSkyflashMissiles And Guided MunitionsSources1. 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 SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.