R.530

Matra R.530

An R530 exhibited at the South African Air Force Museum, Swartkop
Type short-range air-to-air missile
Service history
In service 1962 [1]
Production history
Manufacturer Matra
Specifications
Weight 192 kg [1]
Length 3.28 m [1]
Diameter 263 mm [1]
Engine two stage solid rocket,[1] Hotchkiss-Brandt/SNPE Antoinette rocket [2]
83.3 kN for 2.7 s + 6.5 s cruise[2]
Wingspan 1.1 m[2]
Operational
range
 1.5 to 20 km [1]
Speed Mach 2.7 [1]
Guidance
system
 Semi active radar homing and Infrared homing[3]
Launch
platform
 Dassault Mirage F1
Dassault Mirage III [1]
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 SARH as the main armament of the Mirage III which was able to carry a single missile in the centerline, the Mirage F1, which carried 2 (1 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.

Operators

Map with former R.530 operators in red
Mirage IIIC de l'escadron de chasse 2/10 Seine in 1980 armed of Matra R530.
Mirage F-1 of escadron de chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen and escadron de chasse 3/30 Lorraine in 1986 armed of Matra R530.

Former operators

 Argentina
 Australia
 Brazil
 Cameroon
 Colombia
 France
 Egypt
 Iraq
 Israel
 Jordan
 Lebanon
 Morocco
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Spain
 Venezuela

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "R.530 Missile". South African Air Force Accociation. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. 1 2 3 Misiles Aéreos Modernos (Editorial San Martín)
  3. ↑ "Matra R530". Speedy look. Retrieved 2008-08-04.


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