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- aim-7 sparrow
- AIM-7 Sparrow
-
- Length: 145"
- Weight: 503 lbs
- Range: 62 miles
- Speed: 3.7 Mach
-
- The Sparrow is a semi-
- active radar homing
- missile. Originally
- designed in the early
- 1950s, the AIM-7 is
- nearing the end of
- its service life.
- Although its range and
- speed are sufficient,
- the Sparrow still
- relies on the firer's
- radar for guidance, and
- it is being supplanted
- by "fire and forget"
- missiles such as the
- AMRAAM.
-