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-====== Desert Sting Lightweight Precision Guided Weapon ======
-The Desert Sting is a family of light weight, air platform released, precision guided, glide weapons (GGW).   Desert Sting utilises inertial guidance augmented by global navigation satellite system (GNSS) information (GAINS). A semi-active laser (SAL) seeker configuration further improves accuracy performance against designated targets.
-===== Desert Sting 16 =====
-^ GUIDANCE | GAINS (GNSS assisted INS), SAL seeker |
-^ MASS | Gross weight: 23kg |
-^ WARHEAD | 12kg |
-^ ACCURACY | 3m CEP GAINS + SAL seeker 323mm 10m CEP GAINS only |
-^ DETONATOR | Impact/Height of Burst |
-^ MAX RANGE | 15km if dropped from 220 KCAS from 30,000ft AMSL |
-===== Desert Sting 25 =====
-^ GUIDANCE | GAINS (GNSS assisted INS), SAL seeker |
-^ MASS | Gross weight: 47kg |
-^ WARHEAD | Pre-fragmented 24kg |
-^ ACCURACY | 3m CEP GAINS + SAL seeker 323mm 10m CEP GAINS only |
-^ DETONATOR | Impact/Height of Burst |
-^ MAX RANGE | >24km dependant on speed and alt when dropped |

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