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Aspide

Aspide, named for the asp, is an Italian medium range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile produced by Selenia and its successors, Alenia Aeronautica and MBDA that was developed in the 1970s to replace license built AIM-7 Sparrows then in use on Italian Air Force F-104S Starfighter interceptors. It is similar in appearance to the Sparrow, with original…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
Mach 5
Diameter
Aspide Mk. 1: 203 mm (8.0 in) Aspide 2000: 234 mm (9.2 in)
Effective firing range
Aspide Mk. 1: 15 km (9.3 mi) for surface to air 40 km (25 mi) for air to air · Aspide 2000: > 25 km (16 mi) for surface to air
Guidance system
semi-active radar homing
In service
1977-present
Length
3.7 m (12 ft)

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Aspide

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Systems · 18
Aspide → Albatros Mk, Improved, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy, Naval, Navantia, Oerlikon Contraves, Selenia, Selenia PLUTO, Skydor, Skyflash, Skyguard, Skyguard II, Spada, Sparrow, Surface, Thomson-CSF RAC, Toledo
related to Design · 17
Aspide → Aeritalia F-104s, AIM-120 AMRAAM, Alenia, ASA, Aspide Mk, China, EEC, However, HQ-6, In, Italy, MBDA Aster, MBDA Meteor, Naval Aspide, PL-11, Sea Sparrow, Tiananmen Square
related to Variants · 16
Aspide → AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-7E, Argentina, Aspide CITEDEF, Aspide Mk, CITEDEF, Development, Improved, Selenia, Similar, Skyguard, SNIA-Viscosa, Spada, Surface-to-air, The, This
related to External links · 3
Aspide → Albatros, Maritime Superiority, MDBA
Effective firing range · 2
Aspide → Aspide 2000: 25 km (16 mi) for surface to air, Aspide Mk. 1: 15 km (9.3 mi) for surface to air 40 km (25 mi) for air to air
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
Aspide → Mach 5
Diameter · 1
Aspide → Aspide Mk. 1: 203 mm (8.0 in) Aspide 2000: 234 mm (9.2 in)
Guidance system · 1
Aspide → semi-active radar homing
In service · 1
Aspide → 1977-present
Length · 1
Aspide → 3.7 m (12 ft)

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missile mk air surface sparrow 2000 version selenia seeker skyguard surface-to-air range versions also produced radar type china spada license

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Aspide.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedMach 51.00infobox
AspideDiameterAspide Mk. 1: 203 mm (8.0 in) Aspide 2000: 234 mm (9.2 in)1.00infobox
AspideEffective firing rangeAspide Mk. 1: 15 km (9.3 mi) for surface to air 40 km (25 mi) for air to air1.00infobox
AspideEffective firing rangeAspide 2000: > 25 km (16 mi) for surface to air1.00infobox
AspideGuidance systemsemi-active radar homing1.00infobox
AspideIn service1977-present1.00infobox
AspideLength3.7 m (12 ft)1.00infobox
AspideManufacturerSelenia (former), MBDA Italy1.00infobox
AspideMassAspide Mk. 1: 220 kg (490 lb) Aspide 2000: 240 kg (530 lb)1.00infobox
AspidePlace of originItaly1.00infobox
AspideProduced1973-present1.00infobox
AspideTypeMedium range Surface to air missile/ Air to air missile1.00infobox
AspideWarhead35 kg (77 lb)1.00infobox
AspideWarsRusso-Ukrainian War1.00infobox
AspideWingspanSurface to air: 80 cm (31 in) Air to air: 100 cm (39 in)1.00infobox

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