Chaparral is an American surface-to-air battlefield missile system developed from the AIM-9 (Sidewinder) missile. Chaparral was first produced in 1966 following test firings in 1965. Chaparral was target by a gunner in the launch vehicle keeping an optical sight aligned with the target. Research Chaparral
The Fairchild A-10/OA-10 (Thunderbolt II) is a single-seater American close air support aircraft first deployed in 1976. The A-10 is powered by two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans providing a top speed of 420 mph and a range of 800 miles. It carries an armament of one 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 7,200 kilograms of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 225 kilograms of retarded bombs, 900 kilograms of general-purpose bombs, incendiary and Rockeye II cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9Sidewinder missiles. Research A-10
The AIDC AT-3A Tzu Chung is a Taiwanese two-seater advanced flying and weapons trainer aircraft, first flown in 1980, entering service in 1984. The AT-3A is powered by two Garrett TFE731-2-2L turbofans providing a top speed of 904 kmh and a range of 2280 km. The AT-3A has provision for two 0.5 inch calibre machine-guns in a ventral pack; two wingtip rails for two AIM-9Sidewinder air-to-air missiles; five other hard points capable of carrying 2720 kg of stores which can include air-to-surface missiles, cannon and machine-gun pods, rocket launcher pods, bombs and cluster bombs. Research AIDC AT-3A
The AIM-9 (Sidewinder) is an American short range air-to-air missile by LockheedMartin and Raytheon. It provides very short range, dogfight and all- aspect capability. Range is 8 km. Research AIM-9
The Alenia F-104S is an Italian interceptor and multi-role attack fighter based on the Lockheed F-104. The F-104S is powered by a Fiat J79-GE-19 turbojet providing a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a range of 2920 km. The F-104S is armed with one 20 mm General Electric M61A1Vulcan rotary six-barrel cannon in the port side of the fuselage and has nine hard points, three under the fuselage, four under the wings and two at the wing tips, capable of carrying 3402 kg of disposable stores including AIM-7Sparrow anti-air missiles and AIM-9Sidewinder anti-air missiles. Research Alenia F-104S
The Atlantique ATL3 is a French maritime patrol aircraft based on the Dassault Atlantic. The primary mission of the Atlantique is anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, either autonomously or in co-operation with other forces. Secondary roles include search and rescue, mine laying and mine detection, long range maritime surveillance, environmental and economic surveillance, counter-narcotics and counter-illegal immigration operations. The Atlantique carries two pilots and a tactical crew of eight. The Atlantique ATL3 has four under-wing hard points with a total capacity of 3,500 kg for carrying missiles such as Harpoon, Maverick, HARM, Magic, AIM-9Sidewinder and MICA. In addition, a large weapon bay with capacity to carry a maximum internal payload of 5,500 kg can carry a wide range of ordnance and equipment to support deployment for out of area operations. Various combinations of payloads can be loaded in the weapons bay with a choice of up to eight NATO torpedoes, two Exocet AM39 air-to-surface missiles, four Harpoon AGM-84D air-to-surface missiles, six mines either 250 kg or 500 kg, eight anti-submarine warfare depth charges, 12 search and rescue (SAR) containers, 200 sonobuoys and 70 markers. Research Atlantique ATL3
The Boeing F-15 Eagle dual-role fighter is a range of advanced long-range interdiction fighters and tactical aircraft. The F-15E can carry payloads up to 23,000 pounds. The aircraft can carry up to four AIM-9LM infrared-guided Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, up to four AIM-7F/M radar-guided Sparrow air-to-air missiles or eight radar-guided Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air missiles (AMRAAM) . The range of air-to-ground ordnance carried includes precision weapons such as guided bomb units, the GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-15 and GBU-24 bombs, and the AGM- 65 Maverick infrared-guided missile. The aircraft is also armed with an internal M-61 20 mm Gatling gun installed in the right wing root. The F-15E is powered by Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-229 low-bypass turbofan engines, which provide 29,000 pounds of thrust per engine, and is manned by a crew of two comprising a pilot and weapons officer. Research F-15
The Grumman F9F-8T (Cougar) was an American two-seater fighter-trainer aircraft, developed from the Grumman F9F-8 and first flown in 1956. The Grumman F9F-8 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with swept-back wings powered by a Pratt and Whitney J42-P-8 turbojet which provided a top speed of 1110 kmh and a range of 1610 km. It was armed with two 20 mm cannons in the nose and carried either two 1000 lb bombs or six HVAR rockets or four AIM-9Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on under-wing racks. Research Grumman F9F-8T
The Grumman G-98 Tiger (US Navy designation F11F) was an American single-seater supersonic carrier fighter aircraft in service with the US Navy during the 1950's. The Grumman G-98 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with swept-back wings powered by a Wright J65-W-6 axial-flow turbojet providing a top speed of Mach 2.03 and a tactical radius of 420 km. The Grumman G-98 was armed with four 20 mm cannons and could carry AIM-9Sidewinder air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles under the wings. Research Grumman G-98
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Abbreviations
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