I was just wondering…what’s the world’s smallest radar guided anti-aircraft missile?
Air-to-air or surface-to-air, either one.
And, if applicable, were there any planned or prototype missiles that were notably smaller than anything in service?
That’s…it, I guess. Can anyone help me out?
That’s pretty small, but that says it’s infrared guided, not radar guided. (Dang!)
Smallest in length, weight, diameter, warhead, or what? Do you care if it is not currently in production or use? Does active or semi-active homing matter?
Smallest in overall physical size. It doesn’t matter if it’s in current production or use, and it doesn’t matter if it has active or semi-active homing.
There is the dual-mode (IR-RF) RAM . There was also a radar version of the Sidewinder, theAIM-9C
The smallest overall would have to be the ship-launched semi-active British Sea Cat GWS-21, 22, and 24.
I don’t know of any smaller that were not produced.
yoyodyne:
The smallest overall would have to be the ship-launched semi-active British Sea Cat GWS-21, 22, and 24.
I don’t know of any smaller that were not produced.
I don’t understand the spec on dimensions:
48.3 x 378.5 in (19 x 149 cm)
Span: 165 in (65 cm)
???
The metric measurements on the page I linked to are the correct ones.