Editing ALARM (section)

{{short description|British air-launched anti-radiation missile}}
{{about|the missile||Alarm (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox weapon
|name= ALARM<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/alarm.htm|title=ALARM, fas.org}}</ref>
|image= [[File:ALARM.jpeg|300px|ALARM under the wing of a RAF Tornado GR4]]
|caption= ALARM under the wing of a RAF Tornado GR4
|origin=
|type= [[Air-to-surface missile|Air-to-surface]] [[anti-radar missile]]
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|is_ranged=
|is_bladed=
|is_explosive=
|is_artillery=
|is_vehicle=
|is_missile= yes
|is_UK= yes
<!-- Service history -->
|service= 1990
|used_by= [[#Operators|See ''operators'']]
|wars= [[Gulf War]]<br/>[[Kosovo War]]<br/>[[Iraq War]]<br/>[[Libyan civil war (2011)]]<br/>[[Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)]]<br/>[[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]]
<!-- Production history -->
|designer= [[BAe Dynamics]]
|design_date= 1982
|manufacturer=[[BAe Dynamics]] (1982–1999)<br />[[MBDA UK]] (since 1999)
|unit_cost=
|production_date= 1986–present
|number=
|variants=
<!-- General specifications -->
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|weight= {{convert|268|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|length= {{convert|4.24|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|part_length=
|width=
|height=
|diameter= {{convert|230|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}
|crew=
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|filling= [[Proximity fuse]]d [[Explosive material|high-explosive]]
|filling_weight=
|detonation= Laser [[Proximity fuze|Proximity]]
|yield=
<!-- Vehicle/missile specifications -->
|armour=
|primary_armament=
|secondary_armament=
|engine= Bayern Chemie [[multistage rocket|two stage]] [[solid-fuel rocket]] motors
|engine_power=
|pw_ratio=
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|suspension=
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|wingspan= {{convert|0.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|propellant= [[solid fuel|solid-propellant]]
|fuel_capacity=
|vehicle_range= {{convert|93|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|ceiling=
|altitude=
|depth=
|boost=
|speed= {{convert|2455|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} (supersonic)
|guidance= Pre-programmed/[[passive radar]] seeker
|steering=
|accuracy=
|launch_platform= [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR.4]], [[Tornado F3]], [[J22 Orao]]
|transport=
|}}

'''ALARM''' ('''Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile''') is a British [[anti-radiation missile]] designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of [[Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses]] (SEAD). It was used by the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] and is still used by the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudis review F.3 air-defence role |work=Flight International|publisher=Reed Business Publishing |date=1991-12-25}}</ref> The weapon was retired by the UK at the end of 2013.<ref name=janes>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/32800/uk-retires-alarm-missile |title=UK retires ALARM missile |last1=Scott |first1=Richard |date=21 January 2014 |publisher=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=15 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222605/http://www.janes.com/article/32800/uk-retires-alarm-missile |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>