Weapons of The Falklands War - Aircraft and Weapons

Aircraft and Weapons

See Sea Harrier, A-4 Skyhawk, IAI Dagger, C130 Hercules, Dassault Super Étendard, Mirage III
See also: Air forces in the Falklands War

The AIM-9 Sidewinder in its L form was the Harrier's air-to-air missile. It claimed 20 Argentine aircraft.

By comparison, the FAA had the French Matra R530 missile

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