The air-to-ground weapons are much heavier than air-to-air weapons, and they have a narrower carriage envelope.
Employs the world's finest air-to-air weapons and electronic identification systems.
The 49th demonstrated its capabilities in the fall of 1988, winning top honors at the William Tell air-to-air weapons competition.
It is notable for being the only U.S. guided air-to-air weapon with a nuclear warhead.
The user had a choice of different ground attack and air-to-air weapons, although these were also limited by several factors.
The Fairey Fireflash was an early air-to-air weapon guided by radar beam riding.
In 1954 Douglas Aircraft began a program to investigate the possibility of a nuclear-armed air-to-air weapon.
It employs air-to-air weapons and electronic identification systems.
It was intended as an air-to-air weapon to allow interceptor aircraft to shoot down enemy bombers with greater range and effectiveness than machine guns or cannon.
It can carry air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons on 12 hardpoints.