The AGM-69 SRAM (Short Range Attack Missile) is an American nuclear air-to-surface missile developed by Boeing, with the Lockheed Propulsion Company supplying its rocket motor, that entered service in August 1972 and was retired in 1993. Compact enough for a bomber to carry several at once, unlike the larger AGM-28 Hound Dog it replaced, the missile had a range of up to 110 nautical miles and a top speed of about Mach 3, carrying a W69 nuclear warhead of 170 to 200 kilotons. Its inertial navigation system and radar altimeter allowed either a semi-ballistic flight path or terrain-following flight, including an over-the-shoulder maneuver that let it strike targets behind the launching aircraft, and it was carried by B-52, FB-111A, and B-1B bombers to help suppress Soviet air defenses so the bombers could reach their targets. Roughly 1,500 missiles were built between 1971 and 1975 at about 592,000 dollars each. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon ClassNuclear air-to-surface missile 2 Introduced Year Classification
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1. Wikidata: AGM-69 SRAM
Wikidata Q292525, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: AGM-69 SRAM
Service-status attribute (agm-69-sram)
The AGM-69 SRAM (Short Range Attack Missile) is an American nuclear air-to-surface missile developed by Boeing, with the Lockheed Propulsion Company supplying its rocket motor, that entered service in August 1972 and was retired in 1993.
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is an American nuclear air-to-surface missile developed by Boeing
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WikidataWikidata Q292525 (P729 service entry): 1972Quote, Wikidata Q292525 (P729 service entry): 1972
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1972.
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