Date Posted: 19-Mar-2004
JANE’S MISSILES AND ROCKETS – APRIL 01, 2004
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Python 6 proposed as follow-on air-to-air missile
David C Isby
Israel is considering follow-on air-to-air missile (AAM) designs for use against emerging threats, writes David C Isby. Python 6 has been proposed as the next member of the Rafael family of air-to-air missiles.
Created in response to an Israeli Defence Force requirement for a future AAM that could arm aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter or unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), Python 6 is believed to be a design based on a dual-mode active radar and passive infrared seeker.
Smaller and lighter than the current Python 5 infrared-guided dogfight missile, it would incorporate state-of-the-art technology, and be available for operational use around 2014. Like Python 5 and the radar-guided Derby, it would be suitable for the air-to-air and surface-to-air roles (see story Israel offers Spyder SAM system to India on page xx of this issue).
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