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The AIM-82 was a missile planned by the US Air Force but canceled before any prototypes were built.

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Overview

In 1969 the USAF was developing the F-15 Eagle fighter. Planned as the ultimate air superiority aircraft, the F-15 was intended to be as perfect as possible in every respect. Rather than rely on the existing AIM-9 Sidewinder, it was decided to develop an entirely new short-range air-to-air missile to equip the aircraft. The AIM-82 was to be an all-aspect missile, capable of locking onto the target from any angle; Sidewinders of this period could only achieve a target lock if fired from almost directly behind the target where the heat of the engines provided a large infrared signature to the missile's seeker head. Infrared guidance would give the missile a fire-and-forget capability, allowing the firing aircraft to break contact as soon as it was launched.

In 1970 a development contract was awarded to General Dynamics, Hughes Aircraft and Philco-Ford. Proposals were submitted later that year, but in that September the AIM-82 was canceled. The main reason was the existence of the United States Navy AIM-95 Agile program, which was developing a new short-range air-to-air missile for the F-14 Tomcat. Inter-service rivalry aside, there seemed little point in developing two missiles to perform essentially identical roles, so development on the AIM-95 was authorized. Eventually, the AIM-95 was also canceled and the AIM-9 was updated to remain in service—and indeed remains in service to this day.[1]

Specifications

The AIM-82 was canceled at a stage where the basic design had not been selected; as a result, no specifications exist for the proposed missile.

See also

• List of missiles

References

На других языках

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[de] AIM-82

Die AIM-82 ist eine Kurzstrecken-Luft-Luft-Rakete, die von der US Air Force für Flugzeuge des Typs F-15 als Ersatz für die AIM-9 Sidewinder geplant war. Im Februar 1970 sollten die Unternehmen Hughes Aircraft, General Dynamics und Philco-Ford Vorschläge (Technik) für die AIM-82 machen. Bereits im Juli des gleichen Jahres wurde das Programm jedoch beendet, denn zur gleichen Zeit begann die US Navy die Entwicklung der ähnlich konzipierten AIM-95 Agile.

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- [en] AIM-82

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[fr] AIM-82

L'AIM-82 était un missile air-air, dont le développement fut programmé par les États-Unis mais fut annulé avant-même que le moindre prototype n'ait été construit.

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[it] AIM-82

L'AIM-82 fu un missile aria-aria a corto raggio impostato nel 1969 dall'USAF il cui progetto fu cancellato prima ancora che si potessero produrre i primi prototipi.

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