AGM-53 Condor
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Not to be confused with Condor (Argentine missile).
In 1962, the U.S. Navy issued a requirement for a long-range high-precision air-to-surface missile. The missile, named the AGM-53A Condor, was to use a television guidance system with a data link to the launching aircraft similar to the system of the then projected AGM-62 Walleye.
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AGM-53 Condor | |
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Type | Air-to-surface guided missile |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Rockwell |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,100 lb (950 kg) |
Length | 13 feet 10 inches (4.22 m) |
Diameter | 17 inches (43 cm) |
Wingspan | 4 feet 5 inches (1,350 mm) |
Warhead | 630 pounds (290 kg) linear shaped charge warhead or W73 nuclear warhead |
Engine | Rocketdyne MK 70 solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 60 nmi (69 mi; 110 km) |
Maximum speed | Mach 2.9 |
Launch platform | Aircraft |
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