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AGM-45 Shrike

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The AGM-45 Shrike is an American anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile anti-aircraft radar. It was developed by the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake in 1963 by mating a seeker head to the rocket body of an AIM-7 Sparrow. It was phased out by the United States in 1992 and later by the Israeli Air Force, and has been superseded by the AGM-88 HARM missile. The Israel Defense Forces developed a ground-launched version of the Shrike with a booster rocket, mounted on an M4 Sherman chassis as the Kilshon. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Anti-radiation missile 2
Introduced Year
1965 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 2
Connections

Operated By

Royal Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: AGM-45 Shrike

Used In

Falklands War, Wars
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Gulf War, Wars
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Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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Yom Kippur War, Wars
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Sources
1. Wikidata: AGM-45 Shrike
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2. Wikipedia: AGM-45 Shrike
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    AGM-45 Shrike is an American anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile anti-aircraft radar.
  • History section
    The Shrike was first employed during the Vietnam War by the Navy in 1965 using the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
  • Service-status attribute (agm-45-shrike)
    It was phased out by the United States in 1992 and later by the Israeli Air Force, and has been superseded by the AGM-88 HARM missile.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Used In: Yom Kippur War, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Falklands War, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
  • Operated By: Royal Air Force, Wikipedia article text
    Although the Shrike missile did not enter regular service with the United Kingdom, it was covertly supplied by the United States to the RAF for use in the Falklands War of 1982.
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