AIM-54
Phoenix
Unofficial
names/slang: n/a
Function:
Air-to-Air Guided Missile - Long Range
Date
deployed: 1974
Contractor:
Hughes Aircraft Company
Unit cost:
approx. $477,000
Length:
13' - 0" (4.0m)
Wingspan:
3' - 0" (0.92m)
Diameter:
1' - 3" (0.39m)
Speed:
3000+ mph
Weight at
launch: approx. 1000 lbs
Guidance:
Semi-active / Radar Homing
Range:
100+ nm
Engine:
Solid
propellant rocket motor
Warhead:
High Explosive (HE) w/ proximity fuse |
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Description:
Long-range air-to-air missile, carried in clusters
of up to six missiles on the F-14 Tomcat.
Background: The Phoenix missile is the
Navy's only long-range air-to-air missile. It is an
airborne weapons control system with multiple-target
handling capabilities, used to kill multiple air
targets with conventional warheads. Near
simultaneous launch is possible against up to six
targets in all weather and heavy jamming
environments. The improved Phoenix, the AIM-54C, can
better counter projected threats from tactical
aircraft and cruise missiles.
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