ALARM anti-radiation missile
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The ALARM anti-radiation missile is a British air-launched weapon designed to locate and destroy enemy radar and air-defense systems by homing in on their electromagnetic emissions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALARM anti-radiation missile canonical | 1 |
| Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1843434 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALARM anti-radiation missile Context triple: [Panavia Tornado GR4, weaponSystem, ALARM anti-radiation missile]
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A.
Hawk surface-to-air missile system
The Hawk surface-to-air missile system is a medium-range, ground-based air defense platform designed to intercept and destroy low- to medium-altitude aircraft and other aerial threats.
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B.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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C.
AN/MPQ-65 radar
The AN/MPQ-65 radar is an advanced multifunction phased-array radar used in later variants of the Patriot air and missile defense system, providing improved target detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over its predecessor.
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D.
ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile
The ASRAAM is a modern, high-speed, highly agile infrared-guided short-range air-to-air missile designed for close-combat engagements by advanced fighter aircraft.
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E.
AN/MPQ-53 radar
The AN/MPQ-53 is a multifunction, phased-array fire control radar used to detect, track, and guide interceptors against aircraft and missile threats in the Patriot air defense system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALARM anti-radiation missile Target entity description: The ALARM anti-radiation missile is a British air-launched weapon designed to locate and destroy enemy radar and air-defense systems by homing in on their electromagnetic emissions.
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A.
Hawk surface-to-air missile system
The Hawk surface-to-air missile system is a medium-range, ground-based air defense platform designed to intercept and destroy low- to medium-altitude aircraft and other aerial threats.
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B.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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C.
AN/MPQ-65 radar
The AN/MPQ-65 radar is an advanced multifunction phased-array radar used in later variants of the Patriot air and missile defense system, providing improved target detection, tracking, and engagement capabilities over its predecessor.
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D.
ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile
The ASRAAM is a modern, high-speed, highly agile infrared-guided short-range air-to-air missile designed for close-combat engagements by advanced fighter aircraft.
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E.
AN/MPQ-53 radar
The AN/MPQ-53 is a multifunction, phased-array fire control radar used to detect, track, and guide interceptors against aircraft and missile threats in the Patriot air defense system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-surface missile
ⓘ
anti-radiation missile ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
ALARM anti-radiation missile
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile
|
| category |
British missiles
ⓘ
air-to-surface missiles of the United Kingdom ⓘ anti-radiation missiles ⓘ |
| combatProven | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | underwing pylon carriage ⓘ |
| designedBy |
British Aerospace
ⓘ
surface form:
British Aerospace Dynamics
|
| designedFor | air-launched operations ⓘ |
| designedTo |
destroy enemy radar systems
ⓘ
locate enemy radar systems ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 0.24 m ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1991 ⓘ |
| guidancePhase | inertial navigation with passive homing terminal phase ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | passive radar homing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
loitering top-attack mode
ⓘ
parachute-assisted loiter capability ⓘ |
| intendedUse | suppression of enemy air defences ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
BAE Systems Hawk T1
ⓘ
surface form:
BAE Systems Hawk (modified variants)
Panavia Tornado ⓘ
surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
Panavia Tornado GR4 ⓘ SEPECAT Jaguar ⓘ |
| launchWeight | approximately 268 kg ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4.3 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
BAE Systems
ⓘ
surface form:
BAe Dynamics
MBDA UK ⓘ |
| missionProfile | climb, parachute descent, radar search, dive attack ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Saudi Air Force ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 2013 ⓘ |
| role | Suppression of Enemy Air Defences ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| status | retired from Royal Air Force service ⓘ |
| targets |
early-warning radars
ⓘ
ground-based radar emitters ⓘ surface-to-air missile fire-control radars ⓘ |
| typeDesignation | AGM-type air-launched missile ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: ALARM anti-radiation missile Description of subject: The ALARM anti-radiation missile is a British air-launched weapon designed to locate and destroy enemy radar and air-defense systems by homing in on their electromagnetic emissions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
ALARM anti-radiation missile
→
abbreviationOf
→
ALARM anti-radiation missile
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
ALARM
this entity surface form:
Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile