Air-to-air missiles with a range of 100 kilometers and even longer

When I asked Yossi Druker, EVP and Head of the Air Superiority Systems Division at Rafael, if the age of air-to-air missiles has ended, he provided me with a direct answer of the type that leaves no room for doubts: “No one has launched an ICBM in decades. Does that mean that they are no longer necessary?” Well, it appears that despite the fact that air-to-air combat encounters are a rare occurrence in the world’s skies, military organizations still acquire advanced air-to-air missiles.

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