AGM-88 HARM

AGM-88 HARM
An AGM-88 loaded on an F-4 Phantom
TypeAir-to-surface anti-radiation missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1985–present
Used bySee list of operators
Wars
Production history
DesignerTexas Instruments, Alliant Techsystems (ATK)
Designed1983
ManufacturerTexas Instruments, then Raytheon Missiles & Defense (AGM-88A/B/C/D/F)
Alliant Techsystems, then Orbital ATK, then Northrop Grumman (AGM-88E/G)
Unit costUS$284,000
US$870,000 for AGM-88E AARGM[1]
Produced1983–present
Specifications
Mass
  • 796 lb (361 kg)
  • AGM-88G – 1,030 lb (467 kg)
Length
  • 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
  • AGM-88G – 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Diameter
  • 10 in (254 mm)
  • AGM-88G – 11.5 in (292 mm)
Wingspan3 ft 8 in (1.13 m)

WarheadWAU-7/B blast-fragmentation warhead
Warhead weight150 lb (68 kg)

EngineThiokol SR113-TC-1 dual-thrust rocket engine
PropellantTwo stage, solid propellant
Operational
range
  • Low-level — 13 nmi (25 km)
  • Medium-level — 43 nmi (80 km)
  • Standoff — 80 nmi (148 km)
  • AGM-88G — 160 nmi (300 km)
Maximum speed Mach 2.9 (987 m/s; 3238 ft/s)
Guidance
system
Passive radar homing with home-on-jam, additional GPS/INS and millimeter-wave active radar homing in the E and G variants
Launch
platform
F-4G, EA-6B, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18A/B/C/D, F/A-18/E/F, EA-18G, Tornado IDS/ECR, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-35, MiG-29, Su-27
ReferencesJanes[2][3]

The AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) is a tactical, air-to-surface anti-radiation missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions coming from surface-to-air radar systems. It was originally developed by Texas Instruments as a replacement for the AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-78 Standard ARM system. Production was later taken over by Raytheon Corporation when it purchased the defense production business of Texas Instruments.

  1. ^ "AGM-88E AARGM". Deagel.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  2. ^ Janes (26 August 2022), "AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)", Janes Weapons: Naval, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 1 October 2022
  3. ^ Janes (22 July 2022), "AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)", Janes Weapons: Air Launched, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 1 October 2022

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