Editing AGM-53 Condor (section)

==Description==
[[File:AGM-53A Condor electro-optical missile.jpg|thumb|Diagram of the AGM-53A Condor tactical missile.]]
The Condor was to be a long-range missile to be used for high-precision stand-off attacks. The missile was launched by the strike aircraft from a distance of up to {{convert|60|NM}} to the general target area. When the AGM-53 approached the expected target position, the image of the TV camera in the missile's nose was transmitted back to the operator in the launching aircraft. The operator could switch between wide and narrow field-of-view images to find a suitable target.

As soon as a target for the missile had been selected, the operator could either fly the missile manually until impact, or lock the Condor on the target and rely on the missile's capability to home on the final aiming point. The Condor's linear [[shaped charge]] warhead detonated on impact.

A variant of the Condor was anticipated to carry the [[W73 (nuclear warhead)|W73 nuclear warhead]], a derivative of the [[B61 Family|B61]] nuclear bomb. Details on the W73 are poorly documented, and it never entered production or service.