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{{Infobox weapon
|is_missile=yes
|name=Matra R.530
|image=[[File:Matra R530 missile-001.jpg|300px]]
|caption=An R530 exhibited at the [[South African Air Force Museum]], Swartkop
|origin= 
|type=short-range air-to-air missile
|used_by=
|manufacturer=Matra
|unit_cost=
|propellant=
|production_date=
|service=1962 <ref name="SAAFA">{{cite web |url=http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/weapons/56/r-530-missile |title=R.530 Missile |accessdate=2008-08-04 |publisher=South African Air Force Accociation}}</ref>
|engine=two stage solid rocket,<ref name="SAAFA"/> Hotchkiss-Brandt/SNPE Antoinette rocket <ref name="Aéreos Modernos"/>
|engine_power=83.3 kN for 2.7 s + 6.5 s cruise<ref name="Aéreos Modernos">Misiles Aéreos Modernos (Editorial San Martín)</ref>
|weight=192 kg <ref name="SAAFA"/>
|warhead weight=27.2 kg <ref name="SAAFA"/>
|length=3.28 m <ref name="SAAFA"/>
|height=
|diameter=263 mm <ref name="SAAFA"/>
|wingspan=1.1 m<ref name="Aéreos Modernos"/>
|speed=Mach 2.7 <ref name="SAAFA"/>
|vehicle_range=1.5 to 20 km <ref name="SAAFA"/>
|ceiling=
|altitude=
|filling=
|guidance=Radar and IR <ref name="Roberts">{{cite web |url=http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Matra+R530&offset=0|title=Matra R530 |accessdate=2008-08-04 |publisher=Speedy look}}</ref>
|detonation=
|launch_platform=[[Dassault Mirage F1]]<br> [[Dassault Mirage III]] <ref name="SAAFA"/><br>[[F-8 Crusader#French Navy|F-8 Crusader]]
}}

The Matra '''R.530''' is a French medium to short range [[air-to-air missile]].
It was available in IR (passive infrared) and [[Semi active radar homing|SARH]] as the main armament of the [[Mirage III]] which was able to carry a single missile in the centerline, the [[Mirage F1]], which carried 2 (1 of each type) under the wings, and the [[F-8 Crusader#French Navy|F-8 Crusader]] in the French Navy service.

==Operators==
;{{ARG}}
;{{AUS}}
;{{BRA}}
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;{{COL}}
;{{FRA}}
;{{EGY}}
;{{IRQ}}
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;{{JOR}}
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;{{PAK}}
;{{RSA}}
;{{ESP}}
;{{VEN}}

==See also==
* [[Super 530]]

==References==
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{{Wikipedia|R.530}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matra Super 530}}
[[Category:Air-to-air missiles of France|R.530]]