Martel (missile)
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The Martel is an Anglo-French missile. The name Martel is a contraction of Missile, Anti-Radiation, Television, referring to the guidance options. There are two variants, the passive radar anti-radiation missile version, AS.37, and the television guided anti-ship missile, AJ 168.
Martel AS.37 on display at RAF Museum Cosford.
Martel AJ 168 TV-guided missile display round Although displayed alongside a Mirage, the Mirage only carried the AS.37
Television guidance
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Television guidance (TGM) is a type of missile guidance system using a television camera in the missile or glide bomb that sends its signal back to the launch platform. There, a weapons officer or bomb aimer watches the image on a television screen and sends corrections to the missile, typically over a radio control link. Television guidance is not a seeker because it is not automated, although semi-automated systems with autopilots to smooth out the motion are known. They should not be confused with contrast seekers, which also use a television camera but are true automated seeker systems.
The Hs 293 was produced in a number of versions, like this early experimental A model (V4). The D model had an extended nose carrying the camera, and a Yagi antenna at the back to send the signal to the launch aircraft.
The AJ.168 Martel was the Royal Navy's primary naval strike weapon on their Buccaneer fleet in the 1970s and 80s.
The original Walleye looked more like a missile than a bomb. It was a primary weapon of the A-7 Corsair II.
Walleye II had a larger warhead, much larger wings, and an extended range data link.