AAM-4 air-to-air missile

The AAM-4 is a Japanese air-to-air missile developed to replace the AIM-7F Sparrow.

The missile consists of a guidance control system, which controls target acquisition, guidance and flight, the warhead and propulsion system. It has a compact high-performance transmitter.

The weapon is initially guided by target data from the host aircraft and an inertial guidance system. A data link is fitted to receive data from the firing or another aircraft. In terminal mode, it uses an X-band...