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Airbus U030 Flexrotor
- Maximum Speed: 140 km/h (77 kt dash)
- Endurance: 12–15 hours typical
- Operational Range: Endurance-based (data-link dependent; BLOS options available)
- Payload Capacity: 8 kg (18 lb)
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BGM-109 Tomahawk Missile
- Guidance System: GPS / INS / TERCOM / DSMAC (plus two-way datalink on Block IV/V)
- Maximum Speed: Subsonic (~Mach 0.74 / ~550–570 mph)
- Launch Compatibility: Surface ships (VLS), submarines (torpedo tubes / VLS)
- Warhead Technology: Unitary high-explosive (~450 kg class); Joint Multiple Effects Warhead System (Block Vb)
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UGM-133 Trident II D5 Missile
- Guidance System: Mk 6 astro-inertial (inertial with stellar updates)
- Maximum Speed: Approximately Mach 24 (terminal phase)
- Launch Compatibility: Ohio-class, Columbia-class (U.S.); Vanguard-class, Dreadnought-class (UK) SSBNs
- Warhead Technology: Nuclear MIRV (W76 / W88 series; W93 planned)
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Freyja Missile Defense System
- Maximum Range: up to 200 km
- Maximum Altitude: ~24 km (15 miles)
- Radar Detection Range: up to ~250 km (TRML-4D class)
- Missile Speed: 1,500–2,000 m/s (Mach 4.4–5.9)
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Blue Steel Missile
- Guidance System: Inertial navigation
- Maximum Speed: Mach 2.3 to Mach 3+
- Launch Compatibility: Avro Vulcan B.2, Handley Page Victor B.2
- Warhead Technology: Thermonuclear (Red Snow)
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Sea Eagle Missile
- Guidance System: Inertial mid-course with active radar (J-band) terminal homing
- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.85
- Launch Compatibility: Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters
- Warhead Technology: 230 kg semi-armor-piercing high-explosive
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Bloodhound Missile
- Guidance System: Semi-active radar homing (continuous-wave on Mk 2)
- Maximum Speed: Mach 2.7
- Launch Compatibility: Ground-based fixed launchers
- Warhead Technology: Continuous-rod with proximity fuse
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M-346FA Fighter Jet
- Generation: 4th
- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.2
- No. of Engines: 2
- Radar Range: Approximately 100 km (Grifo-M346 radar, target dependent)
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Yak-130M Combat Trainer Jet
- Generation: Trainer / Light Combat (modernized 4th-generation equivalent platform)
- Maximum Speed: Approx. Mach 0.9
- No. of Engines: 2
- Radar Range: Detection reported in the 100+ km class for certain targets (BRLS-130R AESA; exact figures vary by source)
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Avro Vulcan B.2
- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.96 (645 mph / 1,038 km/h)
- Range: 4,500 mi (7,400 km) ferry
- Payload Capacity: Up to 21,000 lb (9,500 kg)
- Crew: 5
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B-17 Flying Fortress
- Maximum Speed: 287 mph (462 km/h)
- Range: 2,000 mi (3,219 km) ferry range
- Payload Capacity: Up to 17,600 lb (7,983 kg) bombs (short-range)
- Crew: 10
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Rapier Missile System
- Guidance System: Command guidance with radar and electro-optical tracking
- Maximum Speed: Mach 2.5
- Launch Compatibility: Ground-based mobile launcher
- Warhead Technology: High-Explosive Fragmentation with proximity and impact fuzes
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