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The newer Williams International F112-WR-100 turbofan engine increased range by about 50%. The newer guidance system increased accuracy to a quoted figure of between 30 m (100 ft) and 90 m (300 ft). The AGM-129A, like the AGM-86B, is armed with a W80-1 variable-yield nuclear warhead.
Like other blunt-nosed SLBM examples, such as the Trident D5, the M51 uses an extensible aerospike in the nose. The missiles are a compromise over the M5 SLBM design, which was to have a range of 11,000 km (6,800 mi) and carry ten new-generation tête nucléaire océanique ("oceanic nuclear warhead") MIRVs. [ 6 ]
The tandem warhead is fitted with two shaped charges: a precursor warhead to detonate any explosive reactive armor and a primary warhead to penetrate base armor. In what is known as a " soft launch arrangement," the missile is ejected from the launcher to a safe distance from the operator before the main rocket motors ignite. [ 17 ]
During the same period, the British Army had been developing its heavyweight long-range weapon with Australia, the Malkara, with a range of about 4,000 yards (3,700 m). The tracking system, similar to the SS.11, proved difficult to use and a new project started under the codename Orange William .
The MIM-23A is 16.7 feet (5.08 m) long, has a body diameter of 15 inches (0.37 m), a wing span of 48 inches (1.21 m) and weighs 1,287 pounds (584 kg) at launch with a 119-pound (54 kg) HE blast/fragmentation warhead. It has a minimum engagement range of 1.2 miles (2 km), a maximum range of 16 miles (25 km), a minimum engagement altitude of 200 ...
The AIM-174B is a long-range air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and used by the United States Navy (USN). The AIM-174B is a derivative of the RIM-174B Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM, Standard Missile-6, or SM-6) surface-to-air missile, a member of the extended Standard Missile family, with the USN describing the AIM-174B as the "Air-Launched ...
The rolling interferometer permits the antennas to look at all planes of incoming energy. In addition, because the missile rolls, only one pair of steering canards is required. [2] As of 2005, it is the only U.S. Navy missile to operate in this manner. [3]
They are attached in between the Mk 66 Mod 4 rocket motor and a warhead and fuze, which increases length by 18.5 in (47 cm) and weight by 9 lb (4.1 kg) over the legacy Hydra system. [ 5 ] Firing ranges are 1,100-5,000 meters, the former of which can be hit less than 5 seconds after firing. [ 5 ]