Type

Medium-range, semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile

Place of origin

United States

Service history Used by

Australia, Canada, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Production history

Manufacturer

Raytheon

Unit cost

$125,000

Produced

AIM-7D: 1959

AIM-7F: 1976

AIM-7M: 1982

No. built

70,000+[1]

Variants

Sparrow I: 

AIM-7A

Sparrow II: 

AIM-7B

Sparrow III: 

AIM-7C, AIM-7D, AIM-7E, AIM-7E2/Skyflash/Aspide, AIM-7F, AIM-7M, AIM-7P, RIM-7M

Specifications

Weight

510 lb (230 kg)

Length

12 ft (3.7 m)

Diameter

8 in (200 mm)

Warhead

High explosive blast-fragmentation

AIM-7F/M: 

88 pounds (40 kg)

Engine

AIM-7A/B/C - Aerojet 1.8KS7800 solid rocket

AIM-7D/E - Rocketdyne MK 38/MK 52 solid rocket

AIM-7F/M/P - Hercules MK-58 solid-propellant rocket moto

Wingspan

2 ft 8 in (0.81 m) (AIM-7A/B)

Operational range

AIM-7C: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)

AIM-7D: 32 kilometres (20 mi)

AIM-7E/E2: 45 kilometres (28 mi)

AIM-7F/M/P: 70 kilometres (43 mi)

Speed

AIM-7A/B: Mach 2.5

AIM-7C/E/F: Mach 4

Guidance system

semi-active radar

Launch platform

Aircraft:

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

F/A-18 Hornet

JA-37 Viggen

F-104S Starfighter

Tornado F.3 ADV

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

Mitsubishi F-2

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