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AIM-4

The Hughes AIM-4 (Falcon) is an American short to medium range air-to-air missile which first entered service in 1956. The AIM-4 was the first fully guided air-to-air missile to enter service, using a Hughes semi-active radar homing guidance system. The AIM-4 has a maximum range of 11295 metres and flies at a speed of Mach 4, and is armed with a 13 kg proximity-fused blast fragmentation warhead. The AIM-4 is 1.98 metres long and weighs 50 kg.
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