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| name = Brazo | image = Hughes Brazo.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = Brazo/PAVE ARM missile | origin = United States | type = Anti-radiation missile | is_missile = yes | service = | used_by = United States Air Force; United States Navy | designer = | design_date = 1972-1973 | manufacturer = Hughes Aircraft | number = | spec_label = | weight = | length = {{convert|3.66|m|ft|disp=flip}} | part_length = | width = | height = | diameter = {{convert|8|in|mm}} | crew = | passengers = | engine = Rocketdyne Mk 38 | engine_power = | pw_ratio = | payload_capacity = | fuel_capacity = | vehicle_range = {{convert|16|nmi}} | speed = Mach 4 | guidance = | steering = | filling = Continuous rod | filling_weight = {{convert|65|lb|kg}} | wingspan = {{convert|1.02|m|ft|disp=flip}} | propellant = Solid fuel | ceiling = | altitude = | depth = | boost = | accuracy = | launch_platform = | transport = }} The Brazo ({{IPAc-en|'|b|r|ɑ:|s|əʊ}}) missile was an American project, intended to produce an anti-radiation missile for air-to-air use. Developed by Hughes Aircraft and based on the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile, the Brazo underwent a series of successful test firings; however, the program was terminated at the end of its test program. Design and developmentA joint development project between Hughes Aircraft and the United States Navy,[1] the Brazo missile (named as a pun by one of the project's Navy developers, a Hispanic; "Brazo" is Spanish for "Arm", the acronym for an Anti-Radiation Missile[1]) project was initiated in 1972, as a proof-of-concept demonstration of the utility of an air-to-air, anti-radar missile.[2] In 1973, the United States Air Force's Pave Arm project, a program with similar goals, was merged into the Brazo program, with the Air Force assuming responsibility for testing the missile.[3] The first air-to-air anti-radiation missile developed by the United States,[4] the Brazo utilised the airframe of the existing AIM-7E Sparrow air-to-air missile, fitted with a new, Hughes-built passive radar seeker head developed by the Naval Electronics Center.[5] The seeker was intended to detect and home on enemy radar emissions, such as those on interceptor and AWACS aircraft.[6] Operational historyThe first test firing of the Brazo missile was conducted in April 1974, with the missile, launched from a USAF F-4D Phantom II,[7] successfully shooting down a BQM-34 Firebee drone; four follow-up tests over the following year continued the missile's successful record, with none of the test shots failing[2] despite difficult test conditions.[3] However, despite the Brazo's success, the follow-on ERASE (Electro-magnetic RAdiation Source Elimination) project was cancelled,[8] and no air-to-air antiradiation missiles would enter service in the West.[9] See also{{Portal|Cold War}}
References
1. ^Stevenson 2001, p.18. 2. ^1 2 Parsch 2003 3. ^1 Friedman 1982, p.179. 4. ^Morison and Rowe 1975, p.282. 5. ^Fitzsimons 1978, p.425. 6. ^Gunston 1977, p.96. 7. ^International Aeronautic Federation (1974). Interavia volume 29, p.603. 8. ^Bidwell 1978, p.165. 9. ^Sweetman 1987, p.160.
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