GWS.50 Pigeon
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| Profile (n/a) | |
| Pigeon | |
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| Design details (GWS.50-1) | |
| Function | Anti-radiation missile |
| Manufacturer | Lyme and Martens Industries |
| Design No. | LMR-?? |
| GSI No. | GWS.50 |
| Unit cost ASM: SSM, SLCM: |
$250,000 $275,000 |
| Service dates | 2003-present |
| General characteristics | |
| Length ASM: SSM, SLCM: LC: |
2.31 m 2.58 m 2.9 m |
| Diameter Missile: LC: |
27.5 cm cm |
| Finspan | cm |
| Wingspan | 82 cm |
| Launch mass AGM: SSM, SLCM: |
188 kg kg |
| Launch canister GWLS.60M GWLS.35M2/3: |
kg kg |
| Flight characteristics | |
| Propulsion Stage 1: Stage 2: |
RBS.50 solid rocket booster ATG-??F turbofan |
| Flight control | Wing, tail control fins, thrust vectoring |
| Speed | Mach 0.65 |
| Manoeuvrability | g |
| Range Direct: Loiter: |
465 km >120 km |
| Ceiling | 15 km |
| Guidance and payload | |
| Guidance Midcourse: Terminal: |
GPS/INS, AOSAM, command uplink IIR, laser direction/rangefinder, passive radar with automatic target recognition |
| Warhead | 20 kg multimode |
| Fuzes | Radar altimeter, barostatic altimeter, contact |
| Launch platforms | |
| Ship | GWLS.33M, GWLS.35M, GWLS.39, GWLS.58, GWLS.60M, GWLS.76M |
| Land | L13/50 |
| Operators | |
| UKIN | |
The GWS.50 Pigeon is a subsonic anti-radiation missile that began as a reconnaissance uncrewed aerial vehicle with a secondary surface attack function. As development progressed, the Pigeon became a stealthy search and destroy anti-radar weapon, its slow speed and small size allowing it to maintain its low observable characteristics.
GWS.50-1
Type: Anti-radar and autonomous attack weapon
Service designation
Air: AGM.50
Surface: MGM.50
Dimensions
Length: AGM.50: 2.31m; MGM.50: 2.58m (VLS)
Diameter: 0.275m (housed)
Wingspan: 0.82m (deployed)
Mass
AGM.50: 188 kg
Warhead: 20 kg; multi-mode: stretching rod for armour penetration, aerostable slug for increased stand-off capability, and fragmentation for soft target kill.
Propulsion: turbofan
Guidance: Optronics: light intensification and IIR; radar: passive radar/signals receiver/direction finder (RDF), automatic target recognition (ATR)
Other electronics: IFF, command datalink
Range: Maximum: 465 km (470 km VLS); combat (full speed, no return): 120 km+
Ceiling: 15 km
Speed: Maximum: 0.65 Mach; loiter: 0.25-0.4 Mach
Price: $250,000; (LC): $275,000
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