Matra R530
| Matra R.530 | |
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An R530 exhibited at the South African Air Force Museum, Swartkop
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| Type | short-range air-to-air missile |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1962 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Matra |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 192 kg |
| Length | 3.28 m |
| Diameter | 263 mm |
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| Engine | two stage solid rocket, Hotchkiss-Brandt/SNPE Antoinette rocket 83.3 kN for 2.7 s + 6.5 s cruise |
| Wingspan | 1.1 m |
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Operational
range |
1.5 to 20 km |
| Speed | Mach 2.7 |
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Guidance
system |
Semi active radar homing and Infrared homing |
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Launch
platform |
Dassault Mirage F1 Dassault Mirage III F-8 Crusader |
The Matra R.530 is a French medium to short range air-to-air missile. It was available in infrared homing and semi active radar homing as the main armament of the Mirage III which was able to carry a single missile in the centerline, the Mirage F1, which carried two (one of each type) under the wings, and the F-8 Crusader in the French Navy service.
Matra R.530 missile
Matra R.530 missile
Matra R.530 missile
Matra R.530 missile
Matra R.530 missile
Matra R.530 missile
Matra R.530 missile
Matra R.530 missile
Map with former R.530 operators in red
Mirage IIIC de l'escadron de chasse 2/10 Seine in 1980 armed with Matra R.530
Mirage F-1 of escadron de chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen and escadron de chasse 3/30 Lorraine in 1986 armed with Matra R.530
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