Aircraft/Missile Information
The AGM-69 SRAM can be launched without the bomber aircraft being exposed to target area defense systems. Its range, speed, and small radar image provide excellent penetration against advanced enemy air defense systems. The SRAM has an inertial guidance system with terrain-avoidance capability designed so that it cannot be jammed. It can fly sharply curved courses, can be targeted aboard the aircraft immediately prior to launch, and has flexibility in missile speeds and trajectories. It is carried by B-52G/H and B-1B aircraft. The B-52 can carry eight SRAMs on a rotary launcher in the rear bomb bay. The B-1B can carry up to three rotary launchers of eight SRAMs each, or a total of 24 missiles per aircraft. The first SRAM-capable B-1B unit, located at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, achieved initial operational capability in September 1986.
Data for AGM-69A: Length 4.27 m (14 ft) (4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) with tail fairing) Fin Halfspan 38 cm (15 in) (fin tip to centerline) Diameter 45 cm (17.5 in) Weight 1010 kg (2230 lb) Speed Mach 3 Range 160 km (100 miles) Propulsion Lockheed Propulsion Co. SR75-LP-1 two-pulse solid-fueled rocket Warhead W-69 thermonuclear (200 kT)
