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The fire of the "Phoenix" burns out forever

Washington, USA - US Navy retires from the operative service the AIM-54, the main weapon system destined to the F-14 Tomcat

US Navy has retired from the operative service the AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air long-range missiles. After some 30 years, Navy definitively renounces to one among the most powerful weapon systems devoted to interceptors in the entire military aviation history. The Phoenix was designed during the 60s, when the F-11 was supposed to become a long-range interceptor fighter able to destroy several targets...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 104896
Rome, Italy, 10/08/2004 15:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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