MAA-1 piranha
The MAA-1 Piranha ( M íssil A r- A r 1 ) is the first air-to-air missile developed in-house by Brazil . It is used by the Brazilian Air Force and Navy .
The first studies were carried out at the end of the 1970s, but development at Mectron only began in the mid-1990s . The MAA-1 has an infrared seeker head, which is supplied by the South African company Denel , and a solid rocket motor. From the outside it looks very similar to the Python III . The Piranha is a short-range missile with fire-and-forget capabilities. It can be used by the AT-26 Xavante , F-5 , Dassault Mirage III and AMX .
In March 2007 Denel and the Brazilian Air Force signed a contract in which the MAA-1 will be replaced by the A-Darter from 2015 and both sides will share the development costs.
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Mectron |
| Main function | Short-range air-to-air missile |
| length | 2800 mm |
| Hull diameter | 150 mm |
| Weight | 89 kg |
| Drive: | Solid rocket motor |
| Steering / seeker head | Infrared |
| Range | 6000 m |
| Warhead | 12 kg |
Web links
- www.deagel.com
- iae.cta.br ( Memento from May 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Portuguese)
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/eng/essentials/air/?show=91595 ( Memento from September 4, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Article on the A-Darter contract