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Ra'ad (air-launched cruise missile)larger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source4.85 m (15.9 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ra'ad (air-launched cruise missile) | Sea Skua |
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| Type | ALCM[source] | Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Pakistan[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2012 –Present[source] | 1982[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Air Force Air Force Strategic Command[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.5 m[source]
Warhead weight
Single source450 kg (990 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source] |
| Designer | National Engineering & Scientific Commission (Guidance/controls) Air Weapons Complex (Warhead design/assembly)[source] | British Aircraft Corporation[source] |
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| Designed | 1998–2007[source] | 1972[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Air Weapons Complex[source] | British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)[source] |
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| Variants | Ra'ad II[source] | — |
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| Warhead | ICM / HE / NE[source] | 30 kg semi armour piercing, 9 kg RDX[source] |
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| Blast yield | 5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ)—12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Turbojet[source] | Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 450 kg (990 lb)[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Terrain-following[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial , Terminal[source] | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Accuracy | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | F-16AM/BM , Mirage-IIIR[source] | Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC[source] |
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| Transport | Combat aircraft[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Falklands War Gulf War[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1975[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact fuze, delayed detonation[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Control surfaces[source] |
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