AA-6 Acrid

missile
Also known as: Acrid

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air-to-air missile

  • FGM-148 Javelin antitank guided missile
    In rocket and missile system: Air-to-air

    …medium-range radar-guided missile, while the AA-6 Acrid was similar to the Anab but larger and with greater range. The AA-7 Apex, a Sparrow equivalent, and the AA-8 Aphid, a relatively small missile for close-in use, were introduced during the 1970s. Both used semiactive radar guidance, though the Aphid was apparently…

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