From the Shafrir 1 to the Python 5 | The Israeli air-to-air missile development adventure

We are investigating the Shafrir 1, Shafrir 2, Python 3, Python 4, and Python 5, the five-generation air-to-air missiles of Israel. #python5 #missile #israeliairforce

Why did Israel develop an indigenous air-to-air missile instead of acquiring it from abroad?
Was the first attempt, the Shafrir 1, successful?
How have the members of this air-to-air missile family improved, generation by generation?
Was the combat career of the Shafrir 2, Python 3 and Python 5 successful?

00:00 Introduction
01:08 Historical background
02:03 Programme history
03:37 Shafrir 2
06:12 Users of Shafrir 2
06:29 Specifications of Shafrir 2
06:58 Python 3 (PL-8 / V3S Snake)
08:35 Users of Python 3
08:53 Specifications of Python 3
09:22 Python 4
10:26 Users of Python 4
10:37 Specifications of Python 4
11:05 Python 5
12:34 Users of Python 5
12:55 Specifications of Python 5

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