Nimrod (missile)

Its flight trajectory can be set below obscuring cloud layers, while a forward reconnaissance scout team uses a laser designator to direct it from up to 26 km (16 mi).

Nimrod is a long-range semi-active laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), developed by the MBT Weapon System Division.

The gimballed and stabilised seeker head acquires, tracks and homes in on its target using localised proportional navigation.

In the terminal flight phase, the weapon adopts a dive angle of approximately 45° to strike an armoured target on the thinner, more vulnerable upper surfaces.

It has five main sections: seeker, guidance and control, warhead, solid-propellant rocket motor, and servo.