AGM-45 SHRIKE
General Info:
Origin = U.S.A.
Manufacture = Texas Instruments
IOC = 1964
In service = 1964-1992
Type = Anti-radiation
Guidance = Radar-homing
Propulsion = Rocketdyne Mk 39/Aerojet Mk 53 polybutadiene solid-fuel rocket
Performance:
Range = 10nm for AGM-45A, 20 nm for AGM-45B (B model has upgraded engine)
Speed = Mach 1.5
Dimensions:
Length = 10 ft
Diameter = 8 in
Fin Span = 3 ft
Weight = 390 lbs
Warhead:
145 lbs conventional high-explosive
The AGM-45 Shrike is air ground munitions designed to destroy enemy air defense radar systems. The AGM-45 Shrike was first employed during the Vietnam War by the US Navy in 1965 using A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. A year later the USAF integrated the weapon into the F-105F, F-105G Wild Weasel and later the F-4 Phantom jets. Many pilots in Vietnam did not like the Shrike because of its limitations and its success rate of around 25%. Shrike's frequency band covered by the seeker and field of view was too narrow. This experience played a big role in the development of the future AGM-88 HARM.
About 95 AGM-45s were used in 1991 during Desert Storm against Iraqi air defense, mostly by F-4Gs. AGM-45 Shrike Decommissioned in 1992.
General Info:
Origin = U.S.A.
Manufacture = Texas Instruments
IOC = 1964
In service = 1964-1992
Type = Anti-radiation
Guidance = Radar-homing
Propulsion = Rocketdyne Mk 39/Aerojet Mk 53 polybutadiene solid-fuel rocket
Performance:
Range = 10nm for AGM-45A, 20 nm for AGM-45B (B model has upgraded engine)
Speed = Mach 1.5
Dimensions:
Length = 10 ft
Diameter = 8 in
Fin Span = 3 ft
Weight = 390 lbs
Warhead:
145 lbs conventional high-explosive
The AGM-45 Shrike is air ground munitions designed to destroy enemy air defense radar systems. The AGM-45 Shrike was first employed during the Vietnam War by the US Navy in 1965 using A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. A year later the USAF integrated the weapon into the F-105F, F-105G Wild Weasel and later the F-4 Phantom jets. Many pilots in Vietnam did not like the Shrike because of its limitations and its success rate of around 25%. Shrike's frequency band covered by the seeker and field of view was too narrow. This experience played a big role in the development of the future AGM-88 HARM.
About 95 AGM-45s were used in 1991 during Desert Storm against Iraqi air defense, mostly by F-4Gs. AGM-45 Shrike Decommissioned in 1992.
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