Blue Steel -Britains thermonuclear stand-off bomb.

Manufacturer and Designation  Avro Blue Steel
Function Stand-off bomb
Attack speed Mach 2-3
Maximum range 240 km
Maximum altitude 70,000 - 100,000 feet
Guidance Inertial
Fuze type
Warhead type Thermonuclear
Warhead explosive content 1.1Mt
Missile length 10.7m
Missile diameter 1.22m
Wing span 4m
Project start date
Service entry date

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