|
Specifications
|
| Primary
Function: |
Air-to-surface
anti-radiation missile; attack and destroy hostile radar installations. |
| Mission: |
Defense
suppression |
| Targets: |
Fixed
soft |
| Service: |
Navy
and Air Force |
| Contractor: |
Raytheon
[Texas Instruments] |
| Program
status: |
Operational |
| Date
Deployed: |
1984 |
| Power
Plant: |
Thiokol
dual-thrust, solid propellent, rocket motor |
| Thrust: |
Dual
thrust |
| Length: |
13
feet, 8 inches (4.14 meters) |
| Launch
Weight: |
800
pounds (360 kilograms) |
| Diameter: |
10
inches (25.40 centimeters) |
| Wingspan: |
3
feet, 8 inches (101.60 centimeters) |
| Range: |
80
plus miles (57+ nautical miles/91+ km) |
| Speed: |
Max.
speed: 2280 km/h |
| Guidance
System: |
Proportional |
| Guidance
method: |
Homes
on electronic emissions |
| Warhead: |
WAU-7/B,
143.51bs. Direct Fragmentation |
| Explosive
(NEW): |
PBXC-116
(45.2 lbs.) |
| Fuze: |
Pulsed
Laser Proximity/Contact |
| Propulsion: |
Boost
Sustain 64,000 lbs./sec. Low Smoke |
| Development
cost: |
$644.5
million |
| Production
cost: |
$5,568.1
million |
| Total
acquisition cost: |
$6,212.6
million |
| Acquisition
unit cost: |
$316,856 |
| Production
unit cost: |
$283,985 |
| Quantity: |
19,607
(Navy and Air Force) |
| Platforms: |
F/A-18,
A-6E, F-4G, F-16 |
