ALARM (rocket)
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| General Information | |
| Type | Anti-radar missile |
| Manufacturer | MBDA |
| development | 1982 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 4,240 mm |
| diameter | 230 mm |
| Combat weight | 268 kg |
| span | 730 mm |
| Drive First stage Second stage |
Solid rocket motor solid rocket motor solid rocket motor |
| speed | 2,455 km / h |
| Range | 93 km |
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| Target location | Passive radar |
| Weapon platforms | Panavia tornado |
| Lists on the subject | |
The ALARM ( A ir L aunched A NTI R adiation M issile ) is an anti-radar air-to-surface missile from MBDA , primarily for suppression of enemy air defenses was developed. In its role, the ALARM is similar to the US AGM-88 HARM , but the mode of operation is different.
After the ALARM has started, it rises to a height of 13 kilometers in the direction of the targeted radar display. If the radar station switches off in the meantime, the rocket switches off the first stage of its rocket drive, opens a parachute and slowly glides towards the target / ground. If the radar station goes online again, the ALARM drops its parachute, ignites the second stage of the rocket engine and attacks the target. The ALARM was used by the RAF and the Royal Saudi Air Force from 1990 . The British Air Force retired the ALARM at the end of 2013.
Individual evidence
- ^ Report on the decommissioning of the ALARM on Janes.com. Accessed on February 28, 2014 ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- www.airpower.at
- http://www.ausairpower.net/alarm-armat.html
- www.eurofighter-typhoon.co.uk ( Memento from April 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive )