DAAGR (missile)
| Diúracán Aer-go-Aeir Gearr-Raon (DAAGR) | |
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| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile and surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin |  Ossoria |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Teilgcheártaí Ordanáis Ríoga |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Length | 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Diameter | 165 mm (6.5 in) |
| Effective firing range | 50 km |
| Warhead | High explosive blast-fragmentation |
Detonation mechanism | Proximity/impact fuse |
| Engine | dual-burn, high-impulse solid rocket motor |
| Wingspan | 450 mm |
| Speed | Mach 3+ |
Guidance system | Infrared homing, 128×128 element focal plane array, with lock-on after launch (LOAL) and strapdown Inertial guidance |
The Diúracán Aer-go-Aeir Gearr-Raon (DAAGR) (English: short-range air-to-air missile) is an infrared guided air-to-air missile manufactured by Teilgcheártaí Ordanáis Ríoga (TOR). The DAAGR is a high-speed, extremely maneuverable, heat-seeking, "fire-and-forget" air-to-air missile, and was designed in parallel to the DAAMR to improve the armament available for use on the latest variants of the T-32 Spéirling and the T-35 Séideán jet fighters.
Design
Propulsion
The DAAGR was intended to detect and launch against targets at much longer ranges than other heat-seeking missiles in order to shoot down the enemy long before it closes enough to be able to fire its own weapons. In this respect the DAAGR shares more in common with the DAAMR than other heat=seeking missiles, although it retains high maneuverability. To provide the needed power, the DAAGR is built on a 16.5 cm diameter rocket motor compared with the M-9 IRSS's 12.7 cm rocket motor. This gives the DAAGR significantly more thrust and therefore a higher speed and a longer range, being capable of engaging targets at up to 50 km at Mach 3 and is capable of 50 g maneuverability, provided by body lift technology and coupled with tail control and thrust-vectoring.
Control
The DAAGR is guided to its target by a 128×128 resolution imaging infrared focal plane array (FPA) seeker head. This seeker has a long acquisition range, high countermeasures resistance, approximately 90-degree off-boresight lock-on capability, and the possibility to designate specific parts of the targeted aircraft. The DAAGR also has a Lock-On After Launch (LOAL) ability, conferring a distinct advantage when the missile is carried in an internal bay such as in the T-37 Gailtean.
Warhead
The DAAGR's warhead is triggered either by laser proximity fuse or impact. The laser proximity fuse was selected to improve the missile's resistance to enemy ECM. The increased diameter of the missile body also provides space for increased computing power, and so has improved counter-countermeasure capabilities compared with other dogfighting missiles such as M-9 IRSS.