On Feb 2, 12:50 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
"dott.Piergiorgio" wrote:
:Jack Linthicum ha scritto:
: I thought you said you worked for a military contractor? (Or do your lot
: make the Harpoon?)
:
: Yes
:
:Jack, the question are for Fred....
:
And, as usual, Jack doesn't know what he's talking about.
--
"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the
soul with evil."
-- Socrates
Not necessarily true, truth Raytheon doesn't make the Harpoon missile,
another truth they do make the guidance on several versions. It's
called evading the truth.
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/harpoon.htm
Model: UGM-84C. Short range cruise missile. Country: USA. Department
of Defence Designation: UGM-84C. Popular Name: Harpoon.
Sub-launched version.
Manufacturer: The Boeing Co., Military Aircraft & Missile Systems
Group. Location: St. Louis, MO, USA. Guidance contractor: Raytheon,
Loral, Northrop Grumman. Total Mass: 694 kg (1,530 lb). Core Diameter:
0.34 m (1.10 ft). Total Length: 4.79 m (15.71 ft). Span: 0.92 m (3.00
ft). Maximum range: 120 km (70 mi). Boost Propulsion: Turbojet. Boost
engine: J402-CA-400. Guidance: Active Radar Homing.
Model: AGM-84A. Anti-ship missile. Country: USA. Department of
Defence Designation: AGM-84A. Popular Name: Harpoon.
Air launched anti-ship version.
Manufacturer: McDonnel Douglas. Location: St. Louis, MO, USA. Guidance
contractor: Raytheon, Loral, Northrop Grumman. Total Mass: 521 kg
(1,148 lb). Core Diameter: 0.34 m (1.11 ft). Total Length: 3.84 m
(12.59 ft). Span: 0.91 m (2.98 ft). Standard warhead mass: 226 kg (498
lb). Maximum range: 285 km (177 mi). Boost Propulsion: Turbojet. Boost
engine: J402-CA-400. Guidance: Active Radar Homing. Maximum speed: 960
kph (590 mph).
Model: AGM-84E. Short range cruise missile. Country: USA. Department
of Defence Designation: AGM-84E. Popular Name: SLAM.
Standoff air launched land attack missile.
Manufacturer: The Boeing Co., Military Aircraft & Missile Systems
Group. Location: St. Louis, MO, USA. Guidance contractor: Boeing,
Raytheon. Total Mass: 628 kg (1,384 lb). Core Diameter: 0.34 m (1.10
ft). Total Length: 4.45 m (14.60 ft). Span: 0.92 m (3.00 ft). Standard
warhead mass: 226 kg (498 lb). Maximum range: 260 km (160 mi). Boost
Propulsion: Turbojet. Boost engine: J402-CA-400. Guidance: Imaging
Infra-Red Homing/GPS/datalink.