Hammer (missile)
| Hammer | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A Hammer Mk.3 IRBM test launch in 2011 | |
| Type | Short-Range Ballistic Missile (Mk.1, Mk.2, Mk.3A) Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (Mk.3B, Mk.4A, Mk.4B) Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (Mk.5) Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (Mk.5) |
| Place of origin |  Daobac |
| Service history | |
| In service | Active |
| Used by | Daobac |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mach Aerospace |
| Manufacturer | Mach Aerospace United Defense Systems |
| Produced | 1980 - Present |
| Variants | 7 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 15 m (Mk.1) 21 m (Mk.2) 23 m (Mk.3A) 16 m (Mk.3B) 21 m (Mk.4A) 23 m (Mk.4B) 19 m (Mk.5) |
| Warhead | Thermobaric High-yield explosive Bunker buster Cluster munition Incendiary |
| Engine | Three-stage solid-fuel rocket engines |
| Propellant | NEPE-75 |
Operational range | Up to 5,500 km |
| Speed | Mach 24 |
Guidance system | Intertial GP20-B (SRBM, MRBM & IRBM) Astro-interntial guidance (SLBM) |
| Transport | Missile silo Ballistic missile submarine Mobile missile vehicle |
The Hammer missile (Daoan: Búa) is a family of short to intermediate range ballistic missiles developed by Daobac and operated by Daoan Congressional Republic Air Force. The missie was designed and manufactured by Mach Aerospace with certain components sourced from United Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Tran International. The successful development and operation of the Dragon 1 small-lift launch vehicle in 1975 by the Daoan Aeronautical Institute sparked renewed interest among Daoan military planners to obtain a weapon platform with long-range strike capability as part of Daobac's strategy of deterrence. Research and development of Daobac's ballistic missile program took place from 1978 with the first successful test launch taking place in 1986. To date there are five primary versions of the Hammer; the Mk.1, Mk.2, Mk.3A/B, Mk.4A/B & Mk.5, with each missile being an improvement from one another. The Mk.1 is the first short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), the Mk.3B classified as a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), the Mk.4 being the first Daoan MRBM capable of carrying a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) payload and the Mk.5 classified as a MIRV-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).