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Israeli short-range air-to-air missile

The Rafael Python (stylized all uppercase; פיתון) is a family of air-to-air missiles (AAMs) built by the Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, formerly RAFAEL Armament Development Authority. Originally starting with the Shafrir (Hebrew: שפריר, loosely translated as a dome, or a protective cloak – but also similar sounding to Dragonfly, a male form of inflection for Damselfly (שפירית)) series, the Shafrir-1 missile was developed in 1959, followed by the Shafrir-2 in early 1970s. Subsequently, the missiles were given the western name of "Python" by the parent company for export purposes, starting with the Python-3 in 1978. Since then, it has been further developed and evolved into the Python-4, Python-5, Derby and also, the SPYDER, an advanced ground-based air-defence system. Currently, the missiles are in service with the armed forces of over fifteen countries from around the world.

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Article table of contents 18 sections
1 Design and development
2 Variants
2.1 Shafrir-1
2.2 Shafrir-2
2.3 Python-3
2.4 Python-4
2.5 Python-5
3 Other Python developments
3.1 Derby
3.1.1 I-Derby ER
3.2 SPYDER
4 Operators
4.1 Current operators
4.2 Former operators
4.3 Future operators
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
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Air-to-air missiles of IsraelIsraeli inventionsMilitary equipment introduced in the 1960sRafael Advanced Defense SystemsShort range air-to-air missiles
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1978 air-to-air missile family by RAFAEL

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