AGM-88 HARM Designed as a replacement for the AGM-45 Shrike missiles .
| AGM-88 HARM | |
|---|---|
 AGM-88 HARM missile on a McDonnell Douglas F / A-18 Hornet | |
| Type of | PRR |
| Status | is issued |
| Developer |  |
| Chief Designer | Texas Instruments |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon ATK Alliant Techsystems |
| Units produced | Total: 22 969 pcs. (for 2012) [1] AGM-88A: 20,000 [2] AGM-88E: 2169 [1] |
| Unit cost | AGM-88A / B / C / D: US $ 284K [2] [3] [4] [5] AGM-88E: US $ 994K |
| Years of operation | Since 1982 |
| Modifications | AGM-88A / B / C / D AGM-88E AARGM |
| Main technical characteristics | |
Maximum launch range: 100 km | |
Adopted in 1983 . Able to target high - frequency radar . Less vulnerable to traditional types of interference, such as turning off the radar when a missile launch is detected, the HARM missile calculates the location of the target and can hit it even if the radar was turned off. Recent modifications are designed to defeat radar with a change in operating frequencies .
They are equipped with aircraft A-6 Intruder , F-4 Phantom II , F-16 Fighting Falcon , F / A-18 Hornet , F-111 Aardvark and Panavia Tornado .
Combat use
It was first used during an action against Libya in 1986 [3] .
Used against Iraq in 1991 , a total of 2,000 missiles.
There is a known case of an F-16 pilot attacking a rocket of this type of Patriot complex of coalition forces during the invasion of Iraq (2003). The incident was recognized by the command of the coalition, no casualties and destruction were reported, the interception of the attacking ammunition did not take place. [6] [7] . The PRR did not hit the target, but later in one of the radars, damage was discovered by a fragment of a rocket, which required replacing the radar. [8] [9]
Purchasing
| Procurement of missiles by type of armed forces | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Air force | Navy | Source | ||
| Rockets | Budget | Rockets | Budget | ||
| 1991 | 1220 | $ 260.2 million | 2261 | $ 528.7 million | [ten] |
| 1992 | 465 | $ 116.2 million | 749 | $ 221.7 million | [ten] |
| 1993 | 846 | $ 225.3 million | 0 | $ 31.7 million | [ten] |
In service
- USA - 6500 units, as of 2010 . [eleven]
Characteristics
- Length: 4.17 m
- Diameter: 0.25 m
- Wing span: 1.13 m
- UR mass: 361 kg
- Warhead weight: 66 kg
- Guidance: passive radar seeker
- Launch range (maximum): 106 km
- Launch range (minimum): 25 km
See also
- X-31
Notes
- β 1 2 AGM-88E AARGM (English) . Deagel.com. Date of treatment February 29, 2012. Archived June 7, 2012.
- β 1 2 AGM-88A AARGM (English) . Deagel.com. Date of treatment February 29, 2012. Archived June 7, 2012.
- β 1 2 AGM-88B HARM . Deagel.com. Date of treatment February 29, 2012. Archived June 7, 2012.
- β AGM-88C HARM . Deagel.com. Date of treatment February 29, 2012. Archived June 7, 2012.
- β AGM-88D HARM . Deagel.com. Date of treatment February 29, 2012. Archived June 7, 2012.
- β US Air Force pilot attacked his own battery of Patriot air defense launchers // Pravda.Ru
- β Coalition forces hit their own - Izvestia
- β F-16 fighter destroyed the Patriot complex // RBC
- β US F-16 fires on Patriot missile battery in friendly fire incident // f-16.net
- β 1 2 3 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System. Department of Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 1993 . - January 29, 1992. - P. 52, 64 - 124 p.
- β The Military Balance 2010. - P. 40.