The AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) is a tactical, air-to-surface missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions coming from surface-to-air radar systems. It was originally developed by Texas Instruments (TI) as a replacement for the AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-78 Standard ARM system. Production was later taken over by Raytheon Corporation (RAYCO) when they purchased TI's defense business.
The newest upgrade is a joint venture by the Italian Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense: the AGM-88E Advanced Anti Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), produced by Alliant Techsystems.
The AARGM will feature the latest software, enhanced capabilities intended to counter radar shutdown, passive radar and active millimeter wave seekers. It will be released in November 2010.
It will be initially integrated onto the FA-18C/D, FA-18E/F, EA-18G and Tornado ECR aircraft and later on the F-35.| AGM-88 HARM | |
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| Type | Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1985 - present |
| Used by | USA and others |
| Wars | Gulf War, Kosovo War, Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Texas Instruments |
| Designed | 1983 |
| Manufacturer | Texas Instruments, then Raytheon Corporation |
| Unit cost | US$284,000 |
| Produced | 1985–present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 355 kilograms (780 lb) |
| Length | 4.1 metres (13 ft) |
| Diameter | 254 millimetres (10.0 in) |
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| Warhead | WDU-21/B blast-fragmentation in a WAU-7/B warhead section, and later WDU-37/B blast-framentation warhead. |
| Warhead weight | 66 kilograms (150 lb) |
| Detonation mechanism | FMU-111/B laser proximity fuze |
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| Engine | Thiokol SR113-TC-1 dual-thrust rocket engine 64,000 pounds-force (280 kN) |
| Wingspan | 1.1 metres (3.6 ft) |
| Propellant | Solid Fuel |
| Operational range | 57 nautical miles (66 mi; 106 km) |
| Speed | 2,280 kilometres per hour (1,420 mph) |
| Guidance system | Passive radar homing with home-on-jam, EHF active radar homing in E variant. 500-20,000 MHz for AGM-88C |
| Launch platform | F/A-18, F-4G, F-16, Tornado IDS, F-35 and others |
