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Python

Python 4

IOC: 1993

Origin:Israel

Contractor/s: Rafael

Description: The Python 4 is an advanced short-range, air-to-air missile that offers high maneuverability, high off-boresight IR seeker, a long burning motor and a large fragmentation warhead. The Python 4 missile achieved initial operational capability in 1993 and has been integrated on F-15, F-16 and F-5 fighter aircraft. It is in service in the Air Force of Israel, as well as in many other countries.

The Python 4 also features advanced IR counter-countermeasures and high performance against fast targets. It is being offered as a replacement for aging Sidewinder missiles.

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Python IV; items: 20; transferred from Israel to Chile in 2006
Items: 20

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
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