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US Military Weapons: AGM-45 Shrike

AGM-45 Shrike
Unofficial names/slang: n/a
Function: Air-to-Ground Anti-radar Missile
Date deployed: 1967
Contractor: Texas Instruments
Unit cost: $32,000
Length: 10' - 0" (9.23m)
Wingspan: 3' - 0" (0.92m)
Diameter: 0' - 8" (0.21m)
Speed: approx. Mach 2
Weight at launch: 390 lbs
Guidance: Homes in on radar emissions
Range: approx. 28 mi
Engine: Rocketdyne MK 39 or Aerojet MK 53 solid rocket
Warhead: 145 lb High Explosive (HE) fragmentation





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