The AIM-54 Phoenix is an American active radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only …

Oct 5, 2004 · 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...

For maximum range, the missile flies an optimized high-altitude trajectory for reduced drag, and the AIM-54A can engage head-on targets at a distance of up to 135 km (72.5 nm). For the final …

Oct 5, 2004 · After 30 years of highly accomplished service, the U.S. Navy is retiring its first long-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-54 Phoenix. The U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat is the only …

AIM-54A: original production model, introduced in 1974. AIM-54C: variant with improved capabilities, entering service in 1986. The use of digital electronics in the AIM-54C allows it to …

Aug 11, 2021 · The U.S. Navy’s Cold War-era AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile, the primary fleet air defense armament of its F-14 Tomcat interceptors for four decades, was also …

The AIM-54A was the original version to become operational. The improved Phoenix, the AIM-54C, can better counter projected threats from tactical aircraft and cruise missiles.

Jul 13, 2012 · An AIM-54A on an F-14 The AIM-54 “Phoenix” was the only American active radar-guided long-range air-to-air missile ever developed. Some details remain classified decades …

The Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix was the United States’ only long-range air-to-air missile. The weapons system based on Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix was the world’s first to allow simultaneous …

The three versions of the AIM-54 Phoenix Missile currently being used are the AIM-54A, AIM-54C, and the AIM-54 ECCM/Sealed. The AIM-54 is a radar-guided, air-to-air, long-range missile …