Posted on 01/31/2008 8:59:55 PM PST by nuconvert
The main intent of the long ranged AIM-54 Phoenix was to deal with incoming Bears, Badgers, later Backfires, and incoming Kingfish and Kitchens. Now the AIM-120D has a similar range, in a smaller, lighter package.
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