Martel (missile)
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Type | standoff anti-radar missile(AS 37)/air-to-surface(AJ.168) |
Nationality | UK/France |
Era | Cold War |
Launch platform | fixed wing aircraft |
Target | ship, radar installations, surface targets |
History | |
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Builder | Hawker-Siddely, Matra |
Date of design | ? |
Production period | 1984 |
Service duration | ? |
Operators | FAA |
Variants | AS 37 "Martel" radar, AS37 "Armat", AJ 168 "Martel" Video |
Number built | ? |
Specifications | |
Type | ? |
Diameter | 0.4 m |
Wing span | 1.2 m |
Length | 4.18 m |
Weight | 550 kg |
Propulsion | two stage solid propellant rocket motors |
Steering | ? |
Guidance | passive radar homing,video guided |
Speed | Mach 0.9 + |
Range | 60 km (estimated) |
Ceiling | ? |
Payload | |
Warhead | 150 kg |
Trigger | proximity-fuze |
Martel is an Anglo-French anti-radiation missile. Martel is a contraction of Missile, Anti-Radiation, Television, referring to the guidance options. There are two variants, the passive radar guided (AS 37) and the video guided (AJ 168). The UK have used both types, the French only the radar-equipped variant. The Martel fuselage forms the basis of the Sea Eagle anti-shipping missile.
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