Skyflash
| Skyflash | |
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| General Information | |
| Type | Air-to-air missile |
| NATO designation | Skyflash |
| Country of origin |
 United Kingdom
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| Manufacturer | British Aerospace |
| development | 1972 |
| Commissioning | 1978 |
| Working time | 1978-2006 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 3660 mm |
| diameter | 203 mm |
| Combat weight | 195 kg |
| span | 1020 mm |
| drive | Solid rocket |
| speed | Mach 3.8-4 |
| Range | 45 km |
| Furnishing | |
| steering | Inertial navigation |
| Target location | semi-active radar target search ( SARH ) |
| Warhead | 39.5 kg continuous rod |
| Detonator | Impact fuse & proximity fuse |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Skyflash was an air-to-air missile from the 1980s that was developed by British Aerospace for the Royal Air Force .
The Skyflash was all weather capable and could be used against fast low-flying aircraft. It was developed from the US AIM-7C , but was less prone to failure, faster and had a greater range. The Skyflash was replaced by the AIM-120 AMRAAM .
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