The Associated Press March 20, 2003
The Tomahawk cruise missile, JDAMs and F-117 fighter at a glance
Facts and figures about some of the weapons being used in the war on Iraq:
TOMAHAWK CRUISE MISSILE:
A long-range, jet-powered missile launched from Navy ships and submarines. First used in the 1991 Gulf War, the missile has since been used in several other conflicts, including 1998 attacks on Osama bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan.
Length: 18 feet, 3 inches, or 20 feet, 6 inches with booster
Diameter: 20.4 inches
Wingspan: 8 feet, 9 inches
Weight: 2,900 pounds, 3,500 pounds with booster
Cost: $600,000
Range: 1,000 miles
Speed: 550 mph
Warhead: 1,000 pounds conventional; or 166 bomblets of about 3 pounds each; or 297-pound nuclear device
Deployed: 1986
JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION
A guidance kit that converts free-fall bombs into satellite-guided "smart" bombs capable of hitting targets with accuracy in bad weather.
Range: Up to 15 miles
Warhead: Used with 1,000- and 2,000-pound general purpose bombs, and 2,000-pound "bunker busters."
Accuracy: Within 43 feet.
Cost per kit: $21,000
F-117 NIGHTHAWK:
The Air Force's "stealth" fighter-bomber, built by Lockheed. The oddly angled twin-engine plane, coated with black material that absorbs radar signals instead of reflecting them, attacked key targets in heavily defended areas of Baghdad in the early stages of the 1991 Gulf War and escaped without a single plane being shot down.
Length: 63 feet, 9 inches
Wingspan: 43 feet, 4 inches
Weight: 52,500 pounds
Cost: $45 million
Range: Unlimited with air refueling
Crew: One
Speed: High subsonic
Deployed: 1982
Sources: Program Executive Office Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation; Boeing Corp.; GlobalSecurity.org; Jane's Information Group; U.S. Navy; U.S. Air Force.
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