MK-50 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo [ALWT]
| Specifications | |
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| Primary Function | Air and ship-launched lightweight torpedo |
| Contractor | Alliant Techsystems Northrup Grumman [Westinghouse] Raytheon Electronic Systems |
| Power Plant | Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System |
| Length | 112 inches |
| Weight | 750 pounds |
| Diameter | 12.75 inches |
| Speed | 40+ knots |
| Range | |
| Depth | 1,900+ ft. |
| Guidance System | AKY-14 programmable digital computer with active sonar and passive accoustical homing |
| Warhead | Approximately 100 pounds high explosive (shaped charge) |
| Inventory Objective | 1000 systems |
| Total program cost (TY$) | $3100M |
| Average unit cost (TY$) | $2.9M |
| Full-rate production | Low Rate Only |
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