AIM-7 Sparrow missiles

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air-to-air missile beyond-visual-range missile radar-guided missile

The AIM-7 Sparrow is a radar-guided, medium-range air-to-air missile widely used by U.S. and allied fighter aircraft during the Cold War and beyond for beyond-visual-range engagements.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
AIM-7 Sparrow	3
AAM-N-2 Sparrow	1
AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile	1
AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles	1
AIM-7 Sparrow missiles canonical	1
AIM-7E	1
AIM-7F	1
AIM-7M	1
AIM-7P	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air-to-air missile ⓘ beyond-visual-range missile ⓘ radar-guided missile ⓘ
conflictUsage	Bosnian War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ
control	mid-course guidance via launching aircraft radar illumination ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deploymentMode	fuselage semi-recessed stations ⓘ underwing launch rail ⓘ
designedFor	beyond-visual-range engagements ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ
developedFrom	AIM-7 Sparrow missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AAM-N-2 Sparrow
engagementRange	medium range ⓘ
familyVariant	AIM-7 Sparrow missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AIM-7E AIM-7 Sparrow missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AIM-7F AIM-7 Sparrow missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AIM-7M AIM-7 Sparrow missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AIM-7P
guidanceSystem	semi-active radar homing ⓘ
introduced	1950s ⓘ
launchPlatformType	fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ
notableFeature	standard Western BVR missile before AIM-120 AMRAAM ⓘ widely exported to allied nations ⓘ
platform	CF-18 Hornet ⓘ Lockheed F-104 Starfighter ⓘ surface form: F-104 Starfighter Grumman F-14 Tomcat ⓘ surface form: F-14 Tomcat F-15 Eagle ⓘ F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ McDonnell F-4 Phantom II ⓘ surface form: F-4 Phantom II F-8 Crusader ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ Tornado ADV ⓘ
primaryRole	air-to-air combat ⓘ
propulsion	solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ
replacedBy	AMRAAM air-to-air missile ⓘ surface form: AIM-120 AMRAAM
terminalGuidance	semi-active radar homing seeker ⓘ
usedBy	NATO ⓘ surface form: NATO member states United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ allied air forces ⓘ
usedDuring	Cold War ⓘ post–Cold War period ⓘ
warheadType	high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

F-15 Eagle → armament → AIM-7 Sparrow missiles ⓘ

Grumman F-14 Tomcat → armament → AIM-7 Sparrow missiles ⓘ

this entity surface form: AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles

AN/APG-70 → usedForWeaponGuidance → AIM-7 Sparrow missiles ⓘ

this entity surface form: AIM-7 Sparrow

AGM-45 Shrike → developedFrom → AIM-7 Sparrow missiles ⓘ

this entity surface form: AIM-7 Sparrow

AIM-7 Sparrow missiles → developedFrom → AIM-7 Sparrow missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ