Which is the best air to air missile?

The R-37M is the world's fastest known air to air missile with a Mach 6 speed, carries a very large 60kg warhead, and can engage targets up to 400km away. The missile is manoeuvrable enough to be able to neutralise fighter sized aircraft, but is also highly potent against support aircraft such as tankers.
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Who has the best air-to-air missile?

Lockheed Martin's AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile is the Air Force's highest priority air-to-air weapon and has been developed in strict secrecy.
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What is the most modern air-to-air missile?

AMRAAM® – Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile – is the world's most sophisticated, combat-proven air dominance weapon. With more than 30 years of design, upgrades, testing and production, the AIM-120 missile continues to meet warfighter requirements in all weather and beyond visual range.
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What is the best air to ground missile?

The world's top air-to-surface missiles
  • Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-ER (JASSM-ER) – 926km. ...
  • LRASM – 555km. ...
  • Taurus KEPD 350 – 500km. ...
  • BrahMos Air-Launched Missile – 300km. ...
  • RBS-15 – 300km. ...
  • Kh-59MK2 – 285km. ...
  • Kh-35UE – 260km. ...
  • Storm Shadow/SCALP – 250km.
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Which missile is best in world?

R-36M (SS-18 Satan)

This Russian Intercontinental ballistic missile is the heaviest and most powerful in the world.
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Top 10 Air-to-Air Missiles Today (AAMs)



What is the fastest air to air missile?

The R-37M is the world's fastest known air to air missile with a Mach 6 speed, carries a very large 60kg warhead, and can engage targets up to 400km away. The missile is manoeuvrable enough to be able to neutralise fighter sized aircraft, but is also highly potent against support aircraft such as tankers.
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Is the Meteor better than AMRAAM?

Rising Meteor

This new missile had to have superior range and overall kinematic performance than the American AIM-120 AMRAAM.
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Who has the most advanced air force?

The United States of America maintains the strongest Air Force in the world by an impressive margin. As of late 2021, the United States Air Force (USAF) is composed of 5217 active aircraft, making it the largest, the most technologically advanced, and the most powerful air fleet in the world.
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What is the best missile Defence system?

Top 5 best anti-aircraft missile systems in the World
  • #5 – Chinese HQ-9 long-range anti-aircraft missile system.
  • #4 – U.S. SAM MM-104 “Patriot”
  • #3 – French-Italian SAMP-T complex (Eurosam)
  • #2 – Israeli SAM or GTAM David.
  • #1 – Russian anti-aircraft system S-400 Triumf.
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Is Astra a good missile?

The MoD has said that Astra is technologically and economically superior to many such imported missile systems. The missile can travel at speeds more than four times that of sound and can reach a maximum altitude of 20 km, making it extremely flexible for air combat.
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How good is Akash missile Quora?

Akash can fly at supersonic speeds ranging from Mach 2.8 to 3.5, and can is capable of destroying aircraft within the range from 30km to 35km and at altitudes up to 18,000m. It renders multidirectional and multitarget area defence. It can carry conventional and nuclear warheads weighing up to 60kg.
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What is Derby missile?

I-Derby ER is an extended-range air-to-air missile developed by Israeli defence technology company Rafael Advanced Defence Systems. It is the latest and most advanced version of the company's electromagnetic air-to-air missiles family.
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How good is PL 15 missile?

Furthermore, a Russian military expert Vasily Kashin told Sputnik 2017, “While the PL-12 has a range of approximately 100 kilometers, the P-15 is reportedly capable of destroying targets at a distance of 300km or even 400km.”
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How good is the AMRAAM?

With an effective range of about 12 miles (19 km), it was introduced as a radar beam-riding missile and then it was improved to a semi-active radar guided missile which would home in on reflections from a target illuminated by the radar of the launching aircraft. It was effective at visual to beyond visual range.
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Is Indian Air Force better than China?

The Indian Air Force has been ranked the third most powerful air power in the world. According to a report published by the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft, the IAF is better than the Chinese Air Force. The US tops the list followed by Russia. India is at the 3rd spot and China is at the 4th position.
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Which is the No 1 fighter jet in world?

So, there is no denying that the F-35 is currently the most advanced fighter jet in the world.
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Which is the best special forces in world?

16 Most Dangerous Special Forces in the World | 2022 Edition
  1. Special Air Service (SAS) – United Kingdom.
  2. Navy SEALs – The United States. ...
  3. Shayetet 13 – Israel. ...
  4. Alpha Group – Russia. ...
  5. Delta Force (1st SFOD-D) – USA. ...
  6. Special Air Service Regiment – Australia. ...
  7. Sayeret Matkal – Israel. ...
  8. JW GROM – Poland. ...
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Does India have Meteor missile?

The Indian Air Force has got the `game changer' SCALP and Meteor missiles for its Rafale fighter jets which outrange all known weapon systems in the region and give India a definitive combat edge.
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Does Qatar have Meteor missile?

These fighters are equipped with a range of French- and European-made weaponry including the anti-ship MBDA AM39 Exocet Block II, MBDA SCALP EG cruise missile, medium‐range air‐to‐ground AASM, MICA IR air-to-air missile, and the Meteor. The Meteor will also equip the QEAF's Eurofighter Typhoons.
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Does Egypt have Meteor missile?

Sorry but no Meteor for Egypt by the moment, confirmed by MBDA.
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Which is fastest missile in world?

The Indian/Russian BrahMos, currently the fastest operational supersonic missile capable of speeds of around 2,100–2,300 mph, is the most well-known supersonic missile. A hypersonic missile is five times faster than the speed of sound and exceeds Mach-5 (3,800 mph).
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Who made the BrahMos missile?

BRAHMOS is a universal long range supersonic cruise missile system that can be launched from land, sea and air. BRAHMOS has been jointly developed by DRDO, India, and NPOM, Russia.
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