AIM-7 Sparrow

The AIM-7 Sparrow is an American medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and various other air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile from the late 1950s until the 1990s. It remains in service, although it is being phased out in aviation applications in favor of the more advanced AIM-120 AMRAAM. Since 2023, the AIM-7 and its RIM-7 variant have seen major operational use in Ukraine, where they have been adapted for use in improvised ground-based air defense systems to intercept cruise missiles and loitering munitions.

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1956  Wikimedia, Wikidata
AIM 7; AIM-7; AIM-7 Sparrow III; AIM-7 Sparrow missile; AIM-7E Sparrow; AIM-7F; AIM-7M Sparrow; Aim7; Basic Point Defense Missile System; Basic Point Defense Surface Missile System; RIM-7M Sea Sparrow; Raytheon AIM-7 Sparrow; Sparrow missile
length 3.7 metre, mass 231 kilogram, 
air-to-air missile, Raytheon, United States, 

AIM-7D Sparrow III, F-14 Tomcat, K-13, K-5, K-9, KAN-1, McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, PL-7, PL-8, R-23, R-33, R-37, R-60, R-73, R.530, Rafael Python 3, Ruhrstahl X-4, 

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  AIM-7D Sparrow III ⓘ
  radar-guided air-to-air missile

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Douglas XF3D-1 Skyknight in flight with four AAM-N-2 Sparrow missiles, circa in the early 1950s

Sparoair II

Munitions crewmen prepare a missile for loading onto an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the air-to-air combat training Exercise William Tell '82 DF-ST-83-11472

F-4C 497th TFS at Ubon c1967

F3H-2 VX-4 AIM-9 AIM-7 NAN4-63

Irani F-14 Tomcats carrying AIM-54 Phoenixs

330-CFD-DN-SD-02-10273 (20736197370)

McDonnell Douglas F-4E-32-MC 061006-F-1234S-050

AIM7 GAB001

AAM-N-2 Sparrow missiles on a Douglas F3D-1 Skyknight, circa in 1953

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		AIM-7D Sparrow III	AIM-7 Sparrow	Wikidata
commons	image		Douglas XF3D-1 Skyknight in flight with four AAM-N-2 Sparrow missiles, circa in the early 1950s		Commons
commons	image		Sparoair II		Commons
commons	image		Munitions crewmen prepare a missile for loading onto an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the air-to-air combat training Exercise William Tell '82 DF-ST-83-11472		Commons
commons	image		F-4C 497th TFS at Ubon c1967		Commons
commons	image		F3H-2 VX-4 AIM-9 AIM-7 NAN4-63		Commons
commons	image		Irani F-14 Tomcats carrying AIM-54 Phoenixs		Commons
commons	image		330-CFD-DN-SD-02-10273 (20736197370)		Commons
commons	image		McDonnell Douglas F-4E-32-MC 061006-F-1234S-050		Commons
commons	image		AIM7 GAB001		Commons
commons	image		AAM-N-2 Sparrow missiles on a Douglas F3D-1 Skyknight, circa in 1953		Commons