The AS-5 air-to-surface missile is a small supersonic, liquid-rocket propelled, cruise missile weighing approximately 7760 lb. It has a maximum speed of Mach 1.2 at an altitude of 30,000 ft. and a range of 80 to 125 nm. It can carry an 1100-lb conventional warhead, or a nuclear warhead weighing 850 to 1200 lb. For guidance, it uses active radar homing from launch to impact when employed in an anti-ship role, and an alternate passive radar homing system when used in an anti-radar role. It has a CEP of 150 ft when used in an anti-ship role, and a CEP of 1 to 2 nm when employed against land targets.
The Badger G carries two AS-5 missiles suspended beneath its wings. Production of the missile is estimated to have begun in 1963, with IOC in 1965. It was first seen in 1966.
Specifications | ||
| Contractor | ||
| Year | 1968 | |
| Type | anti-ship and ground attack standoff cruise missile | |
| Wingspan | 4.6 m | |
| Length | 9.5 m | |
| Diameter | 0.9 m | |
| Launch weight | 3000 kg | |
| Max. speed | 1080 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 18000 m | |
| Maximum range | 320 km | |
| Propulsion | single stage liquid propellant rocket motor | |
| Guidance | active radar or anti-radar seeker | |
| Warhead | impact- and direct impact-fuzed high explosive, 1000 kg | |
| Service | CIS, Egypt | |
