Hughes Falcon missile family
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The Hughes Falcon missile family is a series of early guided air-to-air missiles developed in the United States for fighter aircraft during the Cold War.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-air missile family
ⓘ
guided missile family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| developedDuring | 1950s ⓘ |
| developer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementEnvironment |
beyond-visual-range
ⓘ
within-visual-range ⓘ |
| guidanceType |
infrared-guided
ⓘ
radar-guided ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
AIM-26 Falcon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AIM-4 Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ AIM-47 Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ GAR-1 Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ GAR-11 Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ GAR-2 Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ GAR-3 Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ GAR-4 Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| launchPlatformType | aircraft-launched ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the first operational guided air-to-air missile families of the USAF ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air-to-air combat ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| successor |
AIM-7 Sparrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AIM-9 Sidewinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalEngagementRole | interceptor armament ⓘ |
| typicalTarget |
enemy bombers
ⓘ
enemy fighters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Swedish Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIntoDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| usedOnPlatform |
F-101 Voodoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F-102 Delta Dagger NERFINISHED ⓘ F-106 Delta Dart NERFINISHED ⓘ F-89 Scorpion NERFINISHED ⓘ Saab 35 Draken NERFINISHED ⓘ Saab 37 Viggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWithFireControlSystem | Hughes MA-1 fire control system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.