| Statistics | Info |
|---|---|
| First designed by | Fox Corporation |
| First released in | 1756 |
| Manufactured & developed by | Fox Corporation |
| Environment | Space |
| Guidance | Infrared |
| Aspect | Rear |
| Seeker gimbal | Uncaged |
| ITAS | N/A |
| Relative manoeuvrability | 18 G |
| Flare resistance class | 0 |
| Maximum lock range | 4.0 km |
| Maximum flight range from stationary | 6.6 km |
| Initial mass | 80.4 kg |
| Thrust force | 20,600 N |
| Initial acceleration | 256.22 ms-2 |
| Forwards thrust time | 4.0 seconds |
| Guidance thrust time | 6.0 seconds |
The Space Launched Assault Missile - 3 was a basic rear-aspect infrared combat missile designed by the Fox Corporation for use in space during starship to starship engagements. It was the first space launched missile to begin being regularly seen in combat. Coming from the SLAM-1 and SLAM-2, two missiles equipped with fully caged seekers, the most significant upgrade to the SLAM-3 was the newly designed uncaged seeker, allowing the missile to "look" in different directions off its centre. With another new motor and a small increase to relative agility, the Fox Corporation proved that space launched missiles could eventually become the new norm for space combat.
An series of friendly-fire incidents involving the SLAM-3 losing track of their targets and instead locking onto unintended heat signatures prompted the SLAM family design team to begin the design of the first ITAS, the Missile Automatic Kill Switch. This was later implemented onto the SLAM-4.