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R-Darter

Air-to-air missiles

Country of origin South Africa
ManufacturerDenel Dynamics
The R-Darter is a beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile guided by an active radar homing seeker. It was designed and manufactured by the South African firm Kentron, now known as Denel Dynamics.
The South African air-to-air missile program benefited from cooperation with Israel during the 1980s, the missile is very similar to the Python Derby.

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Specifications

Introduced
1995
Entered service
1995
Retired
2008

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q1739073