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    The de Havilland Firestreak is a British first-generation, passive infrared homing (heat seeking) air-to-air missile. It was developed by de Havilland...
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    service, following the de Havilland Firestreak and limited-service Fireflash. It was used to replace the Firestreak on the de Havilland Sea Vixen and later...
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    standard); featuring Avon 211R engines, retained ADEN cannon and Firestreak (replaceable Firestreak pack swappable with ADEN Cannon Pack for a total of four ADEN...
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    missile Brimstone BrahMos EXACTO AM39 Exocet FGM-148 Javelin FIM-92 Stinger Firestreak (1959–1988; British tail-chase infrared AAM fitted to Sea Vixen, Javelin...
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    operational air-to-air missile, but was quickly replaced by the de Havilland Firestreak the next year. In January 1945 the Air Ministry issued Operational Requirement...
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    its engines, radar and weapons, including support for the De Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile. The Javelin was succeeded in the interceptor role...
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    participating in the trials. At the end of the trials, RAF pilots found that Firestreak infra-red guided missiles had trouble acquiring the Spitfire due to a...
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  • turbojet Gyron Junior turbojet Gnome turboshaft Sprite rocket Missiles Firestreak air-to-air missile Bluestreak ballistic missile Spacecraft Blue Streak...
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    the successor to the FAW.1 and included many improvements. As well as Firestreak missiles, it could carry the Red Top air-to-air missile, four SNEB rocket...
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    were built in 1957–58. Some were later fitted out with the de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile. Seven FAW.21s were modified in 1958 for Electronic...
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