Designation:Raytheon
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| Type | : | Long range air-to-air missile. | |
| Service history | : | 2005-2008, early RDF Air Force. | |
| Length | : | 315 cm. | |
| Diameter | : | 32 cm. | |
| Wingspan | : | 59 cm. | |
| Weight | : | 165 kg. | |
| Warhead | : | HE blast/fragmentation. | |
| Weight/yield | : | 30 kg. | |
| Propulsion | : | Hybrid rocket engine. | |
| Guidance | : | Combined IIR and active radar/home-on-jam. | |
| Max speed | : | Mach 4.0. | |
| Range | : | 85 km. | |
| Platforms | : | Dragon, Executioner. | |
The Dagger was in many ways a stepping stone between the pure air- to-air missiles like the Scorpion and the multi-purpose missiles like the Stiletto. It was the first missile with the low length/diameter ratio characteristic to most Robotech missiles, but was in its use a pure air intercept missile. Many of the lessons of the Dagger design were incorporated into what later became the Stiletto missile.
The Dagger saw some service, but due to the rapid technological changes and the development of the Stiletto its production run and service history were short, and the missile was completely withdrawn in 2008.
Go to RDF Air-Air/Space-Space Missile Index.
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Content by Peter Walker and Pieter Thomassen, with Rob Morgenstern
Copyright © 1997 Robert Morgenstern, Peter Walker, Pieter Thomassen
Last Updated: Sunday, September 20, 1998 7:03 PM