| Statistics | Info |
|---|---|
| First designed by | Fox Corporation |
| First released in | 1929 |
| Manufactured & developed by | Fox Corporation |
| Environment | Space |
| Guidance | Infrared |
| Aspect | All |
| Seeker gimbal | Uncaged |
| ITAS | ARL, CIFG, IRCCM, MAKS, MFTP, TKPA, TVC, ZTA |
| Relative manoeuvrability | 45 G |
| Flare resistance class | 4 |
| Maximum lock range | 14.9 km |
| Maximum flight range from stationary | 22.3 km |
| Initial mass | 92.8 kg |
| Thrust force | 28,000 N |
| Initial acceleration | 301.72 ms-2 |
| Forwards thrust time | 9.0 seconds (6.0 MFTP) |
| Guidance thrust time | 12.0 seconds |
The Space Launched Assault Missile - 9 was an all-aspect infrared combat missile designed by the Fox Corporation for use in space during starship to starship engagements. It was the final infrared guided missile of the SLAM series to reach the mass production stage, before Kolban Alliance funding was ultimately turned to Sideways Collective Industries' long-competing DISC series, which was about to be picked up by the new Matchik Technologies company.
The SLAM-9 was not designed based on the close-range oriented SLAM-8, as is the common misconception. It instead originated from the SLAM-7 - having the new modern technology gradually incorporated into it. Despite this, the fact that almost every onboard system had been upgraded in some way meant the missile itself had essentially been redesigned from the ground up. The motor received a complete overhaul, with 9 seconds of forwards thrust time (3 seconds of which are saved for use later in flight) and 28,000 Newtons of thrust force.
The primary upgrade, however, came to the missile's seeker. Able to detect targets from up to 15 kilometres away, the SLAM-9 became by far the longest ranged space-launched infrared missile to date. In addition to the ITAS featured on the SLAM-8, the SLAM-9 introduced Close-In Final Guidance and Target Kill Proximity Angling, two systems increasing the missile's probability of kill by a considerable amount. In order to fully support them, its relative manoeuvrability was increased to 45 Gs. The missile became the base platform for the SLAM-9R.