Nimrod Missile
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- Nimrod is long range air to surface missile.
- Developed by – Isral Aerospace Industries.
- Primarily Nimrod designed for anti tank use.
- Place of Origin – Israle.
- Nimrod may be installed on a variety of towed launchers, light combat vehicle launchers, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft.
- Nimrod has a semi-active laser guidance system, capable of day and night operation. Its flight trajectory can be set below obscuring cloud layers, while a forward scouting team uses a laser designator to direct it from up to 26 km.
- Nimrod is a long-range semi-active laser-guided anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) which has been developed by the MBT Weapon System Division.
- Effective range: 300 – 36,000 meters
- Length: 265 cm
- Diameter: 170 mm
- Body: 18 cm
- Span 40 cm
- Weight: 100 kg
- Speed: ~1000 km/h Or Mach 0.8
- Propulsion: Single stage solid rocket motor
- Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Homing
- Warhead: HEAT, Fragmentation-HE, Thermobaric, Anti-Personnel Munition
- Variants – Nimrod 2, Nimrod 3, Nimrod SR.
- Currently 3 Nimrod versions are exist.
- Current Operators – Israel, Colombo.