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MBDA Blackadder
IntroductionType: Long-range, all-weather, hypersonic anti-ship missile
Place of origin: Commonwealth of Britannia, Holy Roman Empire
In service: 1998-present
Manufacturer: British Aerospace/BAE Systems/MBDA
Unit cost: 2.5 million Universal Standard Dollars
Specifications
Weight: 1,200 kg's without booster, 1,800 kg's with booster
Length:
Without booster: 5.1 m
With booster: 5.85 m
Diameter: 0.53 m
Warhead Options:
W84 variable yield thermonuclear warhead, 0.15-150 kT's
250 kg SAPHE unitary
Performance
Engine: Solid-fuel rocket sustainer and solid-fuel rocket booster
Wingspan: 1.0 m
Operational range: 400 km's
Operational altitude: 50 km's MSL
Speed: Mach 5 at altitude/terminal
Guidance systems: GPS, INS, passive radar seeker, active radar seeker
Launch platform: Vertical Launch System (VLS), aircraft and horizontal submarine torpedo tubes