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From: euming@mrcnext.uiuc.edu (Lee Eu-Ming)
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Subject: Re: Aaarggh!
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Date: 10 Apr 91 19:48:56 GMT
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From: euming@mrcnext.uiuc.edu (Lee Eu-Ming)


sdragoo@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen P Dragoo) writes:
>PTW: What's SLAM?  I've heard of a submarine-launched version of the British 
>Blowpipe that's called SLAM(used only by the Israelis), but is this the same
>thing?  And why would an AAM need the data link from an ASM?

Standoff Land Attack Missile.  Long range missile capable of being launched
by plane #1 outside of enemy territory and guided to target by pilot
on plane #2, somewhere else.  SLAM missiles have a high quality (well,
relatively high quality, considering the circumstances) television camera
to broadcast a 'missile-eye view' to the pilot; these also provided some of
the more spectacular CNN action shots during the Gulf conflict.  Exclusively
Navy, I believe.