Shrike anti-radiation missile

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The Shrike anti-radiation missile is an early U.S.-developed air-to-surface weapon designed to home in on and destroy enemy radar and other radio-emitting air defense systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-to-surface missile ⓘ
anti-radiation missile ⓘ
category U.S. air-to-surface weapons ⓘ
radar-homing missiles ⓘ
conflictUsedIn Gulf War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
Yom Kippur War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
deploymentMethod carried on underwing pylons ⓘ
designCharacteristic homes on radio-frequency emissions ⓘ
designedBy U.S. Navy weapons engineers ⓘ
designedFor tactical aircraft ⓘ
designedTo destroy enemy air defense radars ⓘ
home in on radar emissions ⓘ
designedToTarget enemy radar systems ⓘ
radio-emitting air defense systems ⓘ
developedBy Naval Weapons Center China Lake ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
guidanceType passive radar homing ⓘ
introducedAsSuccessorTo early experimental anti-radiation weapons ⓘ
launchEnvironment air-launched ⓘ
launchPlatform aircraft ⓘ
missionProfile stand-off attack on radar sites ⓘ
notableCarrierAircraft A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
A-6 Intruder ⓘ
F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ
F-4 Phantom II ⓘ
notableFeature early U.S.-developed anti-radiation missile ⓘ
operatedBy carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
land-based strike aircraft ⓘ
operationalUse disabling enemy integrated air defense networks ⓘ
originPeriod early 1960s ⓘ
primaryRole suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ
propulsion solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ
serviceEntry 1963 ⓘ
succeededBy AGM-88 HARM ⓘ
targetType ground-based radar ⓘ
surface-to-air missile guidance radar ⓘ
usedBy Israeli Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor SEAD missions ⓘ
destruction of enemy air defenses ⓘ
warheadType high-explosive fragmentation warhead ⓘ

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Operation Black Buck → uses → Shrike anti-radiation missile ⓘ