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Have Dash was a program conducted by the United States Air Force for the development of a stealthy air-to-air missile. Although the Have Dash II missile appears to have been flight tested, the results of the project remain classified and no production is believed to have been undertaken.

Have Dash
Have Dash II
Type	Air-to-air missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	United States Air Force
Production history
Designed	1990–1992
Manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
Specifications
Mass	400 pounds (180 kg)
Length	12 feet (3.7 m)
Engine	Rocketdyne Mk 58 Mod 5
Propellant	Solid fuel
Operational range	30 miles (48 km)
Maximum speed	Mach 4+

Have Dash I

Have Dash I was a classified project to develop an air-to-air missile for use by stealth aircraft.[1] The concept, developed by the USAF Armament Laboratory between 1985 and 1988,[2] was extensively studied but failed to produce any flying hardware.[3]

Have Dash II

Have Dash II, initiated in 1990, was a renewed effort to develop a stealthy air-to-air missile, intended to be used by the Advanced Tactical Fighter – the YF-22 and YF-23 – and to replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM in service.[1]

Have Dash II was designed with a composite body, trapezoidal in shape. This was intended both to reduce the missile's radar-cross-section[3] and to resist heat at hypersonic speeds, as the missile was intended to operate at Mach 5.[1] The body shape also allowed flush external carriage aboard the launching aircraft, and provided aerodynamic lift, making the missile more maneuverable.[3]

The prototype Have Dash II missiles were recoverable,[1] and utilised Rocketdyne Mk 58 solid-fueled rocket motors of the same type used by the AIM-7 Sparrow.[3][4] Production missiles were expected to be powered by a ramjet engine,[1] and would use inertial navigation during the cruise phase of flight, with a dual-mode infrared/active radar seeker head for terminal guidance.[3]

Flight testing of the prototype Have Dash II missiles was expected to begin in 1992;[1] it appears that the testing was conducted, with the missile being considered for further testing of advanced air-to-air missile concepts.[2] However, no results of the test firings have been declassified, and the missile's development was not further pursued.[3]

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На других языках

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[de] Have Dash

Have Dash war ein Programm der U.S. Air Force zur Entwicklung einer Tarnkappen-Luft-Luft-Rakete mittlerer Reichweite.

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- [en] Have Dash

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[it] Loral Have Dash

Il Loral Have Dash II è stato un missile aria-aria dotato di caratteristiche stealth, sviluppato dall'azienda statunitense Loral Corporation nel corso degli anni novanta del XX secolo e rimasto allo stadio di prototipo.[2]

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[ru] Have Dash

Have Dash ([həv dæʃ] чит. «Хэв-дэш», ирон. от Have Gun — Will Travel,[К 1] войсковой индекс не присваивался) — американская управляемая ракета класса «воздух—воздух» с низким коэффициентом радиолокационной заметности («стелс-ракета»). Предназначалась для ведения воздушного боя против советских истребителей четвёртого поколения. Была разработана Лабораторией вооружения ВВС США совместно с компанией Aeronutronic (подразделение корпорации Ford Aerospace) по заказу ВВС США[1].

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