I thought of a type of missile to be used on stealth fighter planes. These planes have enclosed bomber bays. Therefore, the protrusions would limit the number of missiles that can be deployed for each mission. The missile concept I propose would utilize a ramjet instead of the most common solid rocket engines. There will be no protruding air intake, instead the air will enter the engine by Coandă effect. The missile will have gimbled nozzle for thrust vectoring. As a result, there will be no fins or wings for flight stabilization, but thrust vectoring.
The missile will consume the same fuel as the fighter jet to simplify the logistics. Higher efficiency of the ramjet compared to solid fuel rockets will increase its range for the same mass or reduce its weight for the same range.
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