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AIR-2 Genie
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AIR-2 Genie

Air-to-air missiles

Country of origin United States
ManufacturerDouglas
The Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1) was an unguided air-to-air rocket with a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead. It was deployed by the United States Air Force (USAF 1957–1985) and Canada (Royal Canadian Air Force 1965–1968, Air Command 1968–1984) during the Cold War. Production ended in 1962 after over 3,000 were made, with some related training and test derivatives being produced later.

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Specifications

Weight
373 kg
Length
2.95 m
Introduced
1958
Entered service
1958
Retired
1985

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q293888