The AIM-54 Phoenix is an American active radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform.

Oct 5, 2004 · It is an airborne weapons control system with multiple-target handling capabilities, used to kill multiple air targets with conventional warheads. Near simultaneous launch is...

For maximum range, the missile flies an optimized high-altitude trajectory for reduced drag, and the AIM-54A can engage head-on targets at a distance of up to 135 km (72.5 nm). For the final 18200 m (20000 yds) of the interception, the Phoenix switches to active radar homing for high terminal accuracy.

Oct 5, 2004 · After 30 years of highly accomplished service, the U.S. Navy is retiring its first long-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-54 Phoenix. The U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat is the only operational...

AIM-54A: original production model, introduced in 1974. AIM-54C: variant with improved capabilities, entering service in 1986. The use of digital electronics in the AIM-54C allows it to engage some of the larger high altitude and sea skimming Soviet anti-ship missiles.

It was introduced in Update "Danger Zone". The AIM-54A Phoenix is the first active-radar homing missile introduced in War Thunder. The Phoenix is a missile specialized for long-range engagements and therefore has a very long range. However, it has a slow acceleration and a 17G manoeuvring limit, impeding its manoeuvrability.

Aug 11, 2021 · The U.S. Navy’s Cold War-era AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile, the primary fleet air defense armament of its F-14 Tomcat interceptors for four decades, was also adapted for surface launch from warships.

AIM-54 Phoenix long-range interception missile concept outlined using technology from the AIM-47 Falcon to arm the General Dynamics F-111B, a Navy variant of the F-111 (program cancelled in...

Jul 13, 2012 · An AIM-54A on an F-14 The AIM-54 “Phoenix” was the only American active radar-guided long-range air-to-air missile ever developed. Some details remain classified decades later, but one fact remains and will forever shadow the legacy of an otherwise monumental piece of technology: it never hit a target in combat, and the only missiles ever ...

Long range radar guided air-to-air missile. The development of AIM-54A Phoenix started in 1960, with Hughes being selected as prime contractor in 1962. Initial flight trials started in 1965 continuing through to 1972 and production was started …