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AIM-54 Phoenix
Hughes / Raytheon · Air-to-Air · USA · Cold War (1970–1991)
The AIM-54 Phoenix is an American active radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- AAM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Hughes / Raytheon
- Operator
- USA/Iran
- Primary Role
- Air-to-Air
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1974
- Produced
- 5000
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- $4.5M
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Rocketdyne MK-47 solid-fuel rocket
- Thrust / Power
- 13,000 lbf
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 13
- Wingspan (ft)
- 3.1
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 450
- MTOW (lb)
- 1021
- Payload (lb)
- 135
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.03
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 81000
- Range (mi)
- 100
- Max Speed (mph)
- 3835
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 5
- Armament
- Continuous rod warhead