The Python-4 is a 4th generation AAM with all-aspect attack ability, and integration with a helmet-mounted sight (HMS) system.It entered service in the 1990s and it is integrated with the Elbit Systems DASH (Display And Sight Helmet) HMS system for Brazilian F-5E/F Tiger III,
The missile's seeker is reported to use dual band technology array similar to that of US FIM-92 Stinger (infrared and ultraviolet), with IRCCM (IR ECCM) ability to reduce background IR radiation to reduce the effectiveness of enemy flares.[9]
- Length: 300 cm
- Span: 50 cm
- Diameter: 16 cm
- Weight: 120 kg
- Guidance: IR
- Warhead: 11 kg, active laser proximity fuse with back-up impact fuse
- Range: 15 km
- Speed: Mach 3.5 or more
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Photo - FAB - Força Aérea Brasileira via the theaviationist
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