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Derby |
Mica |
| Origin |
🇮🇱 Israel |
🇫🇷 France |
| Category |
Air-to-Air |
Air-to-Air |
| Type |
Short-range air-to-air missile |
Active radar-guided air-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer |
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems |
MBDA |
| Service year |
2003 |
1996 |
| Number produced |
-- units |
1,110 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$0.0 million |
$1.5 million |
| Range |
50.0 km |
80.0 km |
| Maximum speed |
Mach 4.0 |
Mach 4.0 |
| Weight |
105 kg |
112 kg |
| Warhead |
11.0 kg |
12.0 kg |
| Length |
3.10 m |
3.10 m |
| Diameter |
160 mm |
160 mm |
| Guidance |
Infrared homing and electro-optical imaging |
Inertial, radar active or infrared |
| Warhead type |
High-explosive |
Explosive |
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Which has longer range, the Derby or Mica?
The Mica has a longer range at 80 km compared to the Derby's 50 km.
Which is faster, the Derby or Mica?
The Derby is faster with a maximum speed of Mach 4.0 compared to the Mica's Mach 4.0.
Which has a larger warhead, the Derby or Mica?
The Mica carries a larger warhead at 12 kg compared to the Derby's 11 kg.
Which is heavier, the Derby or Mica?
The Mica is heavier at 112 kg compared to the Derby's 105 kg.
Which is longer, the Derby or Mica?
Both the Derby and Mica have the same length of 3.10 meters.
What guidance systems do the Derby and Mica use?
The Derby uses Infrared homing and electro-optical imaging guidance while the Mica uses Inertial, radar active or infrared guidance.
Which entered service first, the Derby or Mica?
The Mica entered service first in 1996, 7 years before the Derby which entered service in 2003.