 So the early arrangement of the AIM-54A Phoenix active-radar air-to-air missile, the AIM-7E-2 Sparrow semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile, and the AIM-9J Sidewinder heat-seeking air-to-air missile was replaced in the 1980s with the B (1983) and C (1986) version of the Phoenix, the F (1977), M (1982), P (1987 or later) for Sparrows, and with the Sidewinder, L (1979) and M (1982).Within these versions, there are several improved batches (for example, Phoenix AIM-54C++).The Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) was developed in the late 1970s for the F-14.