U.S. agrees cruise missile sales to Ukraine
The Pentagon has approved the potential sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) cruise missiles to Ukraine at a cost of $825m, which will mainly be funded by Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands
RAACM (Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile): Jet-powered cruise missile manufactured using advanced 3D printing
Turbojet engine
Extending wings
Terminal seeker for high accuracy
RUSTY DAGGER: Modular, low-cost, mass production
Range: 240-450km
Speed: Mach 0.6-0.95
Weight: 250kg
Planned production volumes: 1,000 per year
Operational depth: Ability to strike Russian assets further from front, stretching supply lines
Modular warhead: Penetrating and fragmentation explosive – design also allows for integration  of specialised warheads
Accuracy: Circular error probable (CEP) of just 10m
To scale on football pitch
HOW ERAM FINDS ITS TARGET
Sources: CoAspire, Zone 5 Technologies
Missile launched from bomber,wings extend
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Drops to very low altitude. Uses inertial navigation and GPS mapping sensors, staying below radar
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Missile climbs steeply then strikes from above, using infrared seeker to precisely identify target
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