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Matra R.550 Magic

Air-to-air missiles

Country of origin

France

ManufacturerMBDA, Matra

The R.550 Magic (backronym for Missile Auto-Guidé Interception et Combat) is a short-range air-to-air missile designed in 1965 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder, and it was made backwards compatible with the Sidewinder launch hardware.

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Specifications

Introduced: 1975
Entered service: 1975

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