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AGM-136A Tacit Rainbow anti-radiation missile

Country of Origin: USA

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A loitering, anti-radar missile similar in appearance to the air-launched cruise missile (ALCM ), the AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow was first publicly detailed in early 1987. The Army planned to use its multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) vehicles to deliver a ground-launched variant.

Tacit Rainbow was to complement the AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile, being launched from U.S. Air Force B-52G and U.S. Navy A-6E aircraft to fly pre-programmed routes. The missile had a radio-frequency...

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