R.530

R.530
General Information
Type	Air-to-air missile
Manufacturer	Matra
development	1954
Technical specifications
length	3280 mm
diameter	260 mm
Combat weight	195 kg
span	1100 mm
Drive ; First stage ; Second stage	Two-stage solid rocket motor ; Solid rocket motor ; Solid rocket motor
speed	Do 2
Range	15 km
Furnishing
Target location	Semi-active radar, infrared
Warhead	27 kg fragmentation warhead
Detonator	surcharge
Weapon platforms	Dassault Mirage F1 , Dassault Mirage III , Dassault Mirage 5
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In 1954, the French company Matra began developing the R.530 . It is a short-range air-to-air missile that has been used by the French Air Force since 1963 . Two variants have been developed; one with a semi-active radar seeker and a second with an infrared seeker. The cell of the R.530 with its four large delta wings and the elongated nose is more like an AS.34 Kormoran or the AS.37 Martel - air- to-surface missile than an otherwise rather slim air-to-air missile.

The R.530 was later developed into the Super 530 .