ALARM
Sign in to saveALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). It was used by the RAF and is still used by the Royal Saudi Air Force. The weapon was retired by the UK at the end of 2013.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.name
- ALARM
- Weapon.image
- 300px|ALARM under the wing of a RAF Tornado GR4
- Weapon.caption
- ALARM under the wing of a RAF Tornado GR4
- Weapon.type
- Air-to-surface anti-radar missile
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1990-2013
- Weapon.used_by
- See operators
- Weapon.wars
- Gulf WarKosovo WarIraq WarLibyan civil war (2011)Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- Weapon.designer
- BAe Dynamics
- Weapon.design_date
- 1982
- Weapon.manufacturer
- BAe Dynamics (1982–1999)MBDA UK (since 1999)
- Weapon.production_date
- 1986–present
- Weapon.filling
- Proximity fused high-explosive
- Weapon.detonation
- Laser Proximity
- Weapon.engine
- Bayern Chemie two stage solid-fuel rocket motors
- Weapon.propellant
- solid-propellant
- Weapon.speed
- (supersonic)
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Article
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- History
- Features
- Combat use
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- Specifications
- See also
- References
- External links
ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). It was used by the RAF and is still used by the Royal Saudi Air Force. The weapon was retired by the UK at the end of 2013.
== History == The Ministry of Defence received offers for a new anti-radiation missile in late 1982; British Aerospace Dynamics offered ALARM while Texas Instruments teamed with Lucas Aerospace offered its HARM missile. Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine announced the selection of ALARM on 29 July 1983. The initial order was 750 missiles for the RAF. The selection process was controversial; the battle between the contractors was bitter, the Ministry of Defence favoured ALARM to retain UK industrial capabilities while the Treasury favoured the cheaper and proven HARM.