SLAM ER Missile Systems
— -- The roots of the SLAM-ER go back to the late 1970s. The SLAM was developed and fielded in less than 48 months and was successfully employed by F/A-18 and A-6 aircrews in Operation Desert Storm even before operational testing had begun. The potential of SLAM spurred further development of its standoff capabilities, to provide even greater improvements in range, accuracy, warhead penetration, dive angle and mission planning.
Primary Function: long range, air-launched precision land attack cruise missile
Contractor: The Boeing Company
Power Plant: Teledyne Turbojet and solid propellant booster for surface and submarine launch.
Thrust: greater than 600 pounds (greater than 272.16 kg)
Length:14 feet 4 inches (4.36 meters)
Weight:1,400 pounds (635.04 kg)
Diameter: 13.5 inches (34.29 centimeters)
Wing Span: 7.158 feet (2.1819 meters)
Range: Over-the-horizon, in excess of 150 nautical miles (277.95 km)
Speed: High Subsonic
Guidance: ring laser gyro Inertial Navigation System (INS) with multi-channel GPS; infrared seeker for terminal guidance with Man-in-the-Loop control data link from the controlling aircraft. Upgraded missiles will incorporate Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)
Unit Cost: $500,000
Date Deployed: mid 1999
