The weapon system uses midcourse guidance with a radar seeker to attack surface ships. The harpoon missile was originally developed to serve as the navys basic antiship missile for fleetwide use. Agm rgmugm84 harpoon missile historical snapshot the mcdonnell douglas harpoon was originally developed for the u. Navy but in 1983 was adapted for use on b52h bombers. This version filled a late 1980s need for a landattack missile. Armed with just lightweight airlaunched mk 54 torpedoes and harpoon block ii antiship missiles, indias p8i longrange maritime reconnaissance aircraft fleet being built and integrated by boeing in future will get major offensive firepower as it plans to get an airlaunched variant of long. Us navy rgm84a harpoon missile ship killer model military. Navys littoral combat ship frigate upgrade overthehorizon antiship missile as a costeffective missile upgrade option. The harpoon, first deployed in 1977, is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system capable of executing both landstrike and antiship missions. The harpoon is an all weather, subsonic, over the horizon, antiship missile which can be launch from surface ships, submarines and aircraft.
The harpoon missile provides the navy and the air force with a common missile for. The harpoon surface to surface missile is described by the royal navy as. The harpoon s active radar guidance, warhead design, and lowlevel, seaskimming cruise trajectory assure high survivability and effectiveness. Lockheed sent me five specially configured aio shoulder patches for my. The harpoon can be launched at a wide range of altitudes and air speeds and contains programming for targeting data. The missile system has also been further developed into a landstrike weapon, the standoff land attack missile slam. Harpoon is the long range lance of the type 23 frigate, capable of destroying enemy ships far beyond the horizon. Dec 12, 2019 the subsonic, waveskimming gm84 harpoon is the us navys sole antishipping missile, with the minor exception of small helicopterborne agm119b penguin missiles.
Harpoon employment in naval antisurface warfare asuw dtic. Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. Apr 07, 2009 the harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system, developed and manufactured by mcdonnell douglas now boeing integrated defense systems. Fixpoint fxp option bolonly the fixpoint option allows the ability to fix the. India to buy agm84l harpoon airlaunched block ii missiles. The agm 84d harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system. The slam was designed to provide allweather, day and night. Its lowlevel, seaskimming cruise trajectory, active radar guidance and warhead design assure high survivability and effectiveness. Each harpoon can be independently programmed to use one of four pilotconfigurable launch programs.
Developed in the early 1970s, and produced by boeing formerly by mcdonnell douglas as an all weather, over the horizon, fire and forget anti ship weapon. The slam was designed to provide allweather, day and night, precision attack capabilities against stationary highvalue targets. It is the worlds superior antiship missile capable of performing landstrike and antiship missions. Navy to greatly expand p8 poseidons mission with new. Increased draw distances, hornet agm84d harpoon, hq7 sam. The harpoon missile body consists of four major sections.
Agm84e standoff land attack missile slam, block 1e. In 2004, boeing delivered the 7,000th harpoon unit since the weapons introduction in 1977. Navy training plan federation of american scientists. It is the worlds superior antiship missile capable of. Key types in the western inventory are the agm 109 tomahawk family see te november, 1985 and the agm 84 harpoon family. The agm 84d 1 has the same physical characteristics as the basic agm 84ac1 missile. Crewmen loading an agm84d harpoon on the outer ordnance shackles of a p3 orion. Navy announced that it was interested in a further development of the agm 84d. Mar 12, 2019 agm 84 harpoon standard aircraft characteristics.
The harpoon missile provides the navy and the air force with a common missile for air, ship, and submarine launches. Agm 65ab and agm 65g models are in use and lately agm 84d harpoon antiship missiles and agm 88b anti radiation missiles have been added to. It is basically a longer, heavier agm84 missile modified with a tomahawk missile warhead. Block 1b standard missiles were designated agmrgmugm84c, block 1c missiles were designated agmrgmugm84d. The agm 84d harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system produced by boeing formerly mcdonnell douglas. It has also been adapted for use by the b52g bombers used by the air force. The subsonic, waveskimming gm84 harpoon is the us navys sole antishipping missile, with the minor exception of small helicopterborne agm 119b penguin missiles.
The harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system, developed and manufactured by mcdonnell douglas now boeing integrated defense systems. The harpoon has been adapted into several variants, and exported to many navies around the world. It has a lowlevel, seaskimming cruise trajectory with active radar guidance. And harpoon missile launched during same exercise to sink ship. It is basically a longer, heavier agm 84 missile modified with a tomahawk missile warhead. The agm 84d harpoon block 1d with a larger fuel tank and reattack capability was developed in 1991. The agm84d harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system produced by boeing formerly mcdonnell douglas. The harpoon was also adapted for use on usaf b52h bombers, which can carry from 8 to 12 of the missiles. Misc phantom flyer pages february 21 january 23 2018 351 december 21 november 24.
Armed updates us approves sale of agm84l harpoon block. In 1983, mcdonnell douglas offered the 120nm range rgm84 harpoon block 1c. Developed by mcdonnelldouglas aeronauticals, huntinton beach california, the agm rgm84 harpoon is an anti ship missile ashm with a range of up to 60 miles and containing a 490lb blast type warhead which can be launched by aircraft, surface vessels or submarine. Us approves sale of agm 84l harpoon block ii missiles and mk 54 torpedoes to india the us state department said in a statement that the us state department has approved two potential missile deals. The ship is currently being fitted with a rgm 84d harpoon block 1c missile system in pearl harbor. Originally developed for the navy to serve as its basic antiship missile for fleetwide use, the agm 84d also has been adapted for use on the air forces b52g bombers, which can carry from eight to 12 of the missiles. A us navy p8a poseidon maritime patrol aircraft armed with an agm84d harpoon antiship missile prepared to take off from kadena air base in japan. Numerous variants have been produced since its inception, including air, ship, and sublaunched versions. The harpoon and slam will remain in service with the u. The harpoon can be launched by surface ships, submarines, or without the booster by aircraft such as the f18 hornet. Agm84d harpoon research corner arc discussion forums. Boeing mcdonnell douglas agm rgmugm84 harpoon the harpoon is the only dedicated antiship missile in service with u. General information the agm 84d harpoon was adapted for use on b52h bombers, which can carry eight missiles externally on pylons.
The slamer relies on the global positioning system and infrared imaging for its. Originally developed for the us navy to serve as its basic antiship missile for fleetwide use, the agm 84d has been adapted for use on air force b52g bombers, which. An alternate configuration would be fmu140 fused mk20 rockeye on the right pylon. Harpoon block ii antiship missile naval technology. The aircraft launched agm 84 harpoon was introduced in 1979. Harpoon agm 84e american short range cruise missile. The agm84e standoff land attack missile slam was a subsonic, overthehorizon airlaunched cruise missile that was developed by boeing integrated defense systems from the mcdonnell douglas harpoon antiship missile.
The harpoons active radar guidance, warhead design, and low. Agm 84 harpoon missile the harpoon is the only dedicated antiship missile in service with u. Harpoon guided missile the harpoon surface attack guided missile, agm 84 series agm 84cd tactical airlaunched missile fig. Fitted to all type 23 frigates the harpoon is a sophisticated antiship missile capable of striking targets more than 80 miles away. Mcdonnell douglas aerospace company under contract to the u. The indian navy is also planning to upgrade the fleet of four submarines shishumar class with tubelaunched harpoon missiles. Bearing only, range and bearing launch and how to use it with the ground radar, targeting pod and coordinates. The agm84e harpoon slam standoff land attack missile is an intermediate range weapon system designed to provide day, night and adverse weather precision strike capability against high value land based assets and shipping. The hq7 has a beautiful model and the missile from what ive seen. Therefore, boeing has been commissioned to develop the harpoon. The harpoon weapon system is used on all types of platforms. The agm84d harpoon is a long range approximately 175 nautical miles, depending on launch altitude, allweather, antiship missile.
Apr 14, 2020 the aircraft launched agm 84 harpoon was introduced in 1979. Us navy to install harpoon antiship missile on littoral. Agm rgm ugm84 harpoon missile historical snapshot the mcdonnell douglas harpoon was originally developed for the u. Ppt harpoon weapon system powerpoint presentation free. The agm84 harpoon is an all weather, overthehorizon, antishipping missile system produced by mcdonnell douglas now boeing. Some old and new mcdonnell douglas agm84 harpoon missile patches. Harpoon missile the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia. Developed from the agm84e slam, the slamer is capable of attacking land and sea targets medium to long range.
Indian navy wants feasibility study to see if p8i can be armed with longrange cruise missiles. It has been developed into several advanced versions, including the slam standoff land attack missile derivatives for highprecision attacks on land targets. Harpoon block 2 missiles are designated agm rgmugm84l. Boeing agm84 harpoon wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
The royal new zealand air force is looking at adding the capability of carrying a standoff missile, probably harpoon or agm 65 maverick, on its six p3 orion patrol planes once they have all been upgraded to p3k2 standard. The british royal navy deploys the harpoon on several types of surface ships. Bei dieser version handelt es sich eigentlich um eine komplette neuentwicklung. Harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon weapon designed to execute both landstrike and antiship missions against a range of targets. The harpoon missile is the worlds most successful antiship missile and is in service with the armed forces of more than 30 countries.
What section of the harpoon missile has three bsu42b wings and one bsu43b wing attached to it. The hq 7 has a beautiful model and the missile from what ive seen. Harpoon missile impacts 7 harpoon launching platforms. The harpoon, first deployed in 1977, is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system. The agm84e harpoon slam standoff land attack missile block 1e is an intermediate range weapon system designed to provide day, night and adverse weather precision strike capability against high value land targets and ships in port. The guidance section is the forward section of the missile which performs flight control, transmission, builtin. The harpoon missile has been integrated on foreign f16 aircraft and is presently being. Harpoon agm antiship missile hat lapel pin iraq vietnam us navy wow. The agm84d harpoon is a long range approximately 175 nautical. The harpoon is all weather overthehorizon airtosurface antiship missile. The harpoon s active radar guidance, warhead design, and low.
The spanish air force and the chilean navy are also agm 84d customers, and they deploy the missiles on surface ships, and fa18s, f16s, and p3 orion aircraft. The agm 84 harpoon is a guided missile used by the united states navy and air force as a common antiship weapon. Rgm84 harpoon s ship based variant harpoon being launched by a submarine. Note the agm 84 harpoon missile under the wings showing that this weapon at least was tested on these greek vipers. The radar guided turbojet powered sea skimming harpoon is the primary antishipping missile in the inventories of most western powers. Photo harpoon antiship missile fired by p8 poseidon. Us navy to install harpoon antiship missile on littoral combat ship. Harpoon missiles patch us navy antiship air to ground missile vietnam iraq. In the late 1980s, a landattack missile was needed. Its guidance system consists of a 3axis integrated digital computer radar altimeter for midcourse guidance, and an active radar seeker for the terminal phase of the flight. It can be released from many aircraft types and doesnt have the solid fuel booster of the ship and submarine launched harpoons. Harpoon missiles hat patch us navy vet pin up antiship air to ground missile. Improved slam, penetrating warhead, longer range, auto.
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