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Military Aircraft Systems

slidewinder Missiles

Slidewinder Missile • Are used to engage aircraft, helicopters, • and unmanned air vehicles • at short- to medium-range. • In aircraft such as the Typhoon FGR4, • targets are identified using the onboard radar • and this data is fed to the weapon by • the aircraft’s weapons system. • In aircraft such as the Tornado GR4, • where ASRAAM missiles are carried for self-defence, • targets are identified visually and targeted • using the missile’s infra-red seeker

Slidewinder Missile • Air-to-Air Missiles • are highly agile • and travel at speeds • in excess of Mach 4, • but they are vulnerable to • electronic and expendable countermeasures. • Modern missiles are capable of • guiding themselves to a target • without the support of the launching aircraft

Slidewinder Missile

Slidewinder Missile Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile Incorporates an active radar with an inertial reference unit and a datalink microcomputer system. In a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) engagement, the AMRAAM is launched from a range of 20nm plus and is guided by its own inertial navigation system, while receiving updates via the data link. When it reaches the No Escape Zone a set distance from the target aircraft, the missile enters terminal guidance, where its own monopulse radar tracks the target and guides it to impact.

Slidewinder Missile • Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile

Fitted to :

The Typhoon FGR4 The Tornado F3

Performance: Range: 20nm+ Speed: Mach 4

Sensor: Inertial & Active RadarDimensions: Length: 3.66m Diameter: 0.18m Span: 0.53m Weight: 346lb 157kg

Slidewinder Missile

AIM-132 ASRAAM A highly manoeuvrable, Infra-Red (IR) guided, air-to-air missile able to counter sophisticated IR countermeasures. The first missile to use a sapphire-domed staring array detector, to detect the whole target aircraft. The missile has a fire-and-forget capability, thus the pilot can engage multiple targets with several missiles simultaneously.

Following release, the missile accelerates in excess of Mach 3 whilst being guided using its IR seeker.

AIM-9L Sidewinder

AIM-9L Sidewinder Variants of the AIM-9 Sidewinder were the primary short-range air-to-air missile since the late 1960s, culminating with the AIM-9L replaced by ASRAAM. Sidewinder was a supersonic, IR-guided, short range, air-to-air missile, which homed on the heat signature of the target, and detonated with a laser-proximity fuse. Like ASRAAM, Sidewinder was a fire-and-forget missile, allowing pilots to fire several missiles at different targets within a very short time frame.

AIM-9L Sidewinder Fitted to : The Tornado GR4 The Hawk T1A

Performance: Range: 6nm+ Speed: Mach 3+ Sensor: IR reticule seeker

Dimensions: Length: 2.87m Diameter: 0.13m Weight: 186lb 84kg

Slidewinder Missile Systems • End of Presentation