AAM-1 (Japanese missile)
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AAM-1 | |
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AAM-1 model | |
Type | Short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missile |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1969-1986 |
Used by | Japan |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Unit cost | • ¥3,000,000 (1968) • ¥4,190,000 (1969) |
Produced | 1969 |
No. built | around 400 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 80 Kg |
Length | 2.5 m |
Diameter | 0.15 m |
Operational range | 5 km |
Maximum speed | 1.7 Mach |
Guidance system | infrared homing |
Launch platform | Aircraft:
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The Mitsubishi AAM-1 was a Japanese infrared homing air-to-air missile developed from the AIM-9B Sidewinder missile.
Operational history[]
Starting in 1969, the AAM-1 was produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with around 400 produced in total. It served as the standard armament for Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-104J while used on North American F-86F and Mitsubishi F-1. Being slightly shorter and lighter compared to the AIM-9E Sidewinder, the AAM-1 had inferior performances compared to the American missile which was entering service in Japan. The unit cost of an AIM-9B purchased through Foreign Military Sales was about 1 million yen, while that of AAM-1 was about 3.5 million yen in 1968 and about 4.19 million yen in 1969. Due to higher cost and inferior characteristics, the procurement of the AAM-1 was halted in 1972 with the last examples withdrawn for service in 1986.[1]
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- Air-to-air missiles of Japan
- Military equipment introduced in the 1960s
- Missile stubs