Shrike
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Shrike is the NATO reporting name for the AGM-45, an early U.S. anti-radiation missile designed to home in on enemy radar emissions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AGM-45
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air-to-surface missile ⓘ anti-radiation missile ⓘ |
| conflict |
South African Border War
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War ⓘ War of Attrition NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedToTarget | enemy radar emissions ⓘ |
| developedFrom | AIM-7 Sparrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | 0.203 m ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | passive radar homing ⓘ |
| introduced | 1965 ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
A-4 Skyhawk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A-6 Intruder NERFINISHED ⓘ A-7 Corsair II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-105 Thunderchief NERFINISHED ⓘ F-111 Aardvark NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 3.05 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Naval Weapons Center China Lake
NERFINISHED
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Texas Instruments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRange | approximately 40 km ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Shrike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLimitation |
lost guidance if radar shut down
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required pre-briefed radar frequency ⓘ |
| programType | U.S. Navy-led development program ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| replacedBy | AGM-88 HARM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1990s ⓘ |
| role | suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | mid-1960s ⓘ |
| speed | around Mach 1.5 ⓘ |
| USDesignation | AGM-45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Israeli Air Force
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Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| user |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadDetonation |
contact fuze
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proximity fuze ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
| warheadWeight | about 66 kg ⓘ |
| weight | about 177 kg ⓘ |
| wingspan | 0.91 m ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.