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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chami t" data-source="post: 3669230" data-attributes="member: 145463">[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]AGM         - 84D Harpoon.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<img src="http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/navyfacts/harpoon.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The AGM-84D Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon,         anti-ship missile system produced by McDonnell Douglas. Its low-level,         sea-skimming cruise trajectory, active radar guidance and warhead design         assure high survivability and effectiveness.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Originally developed     for the Navy to serve as its basic anti-ship missile for fleetwide use (launched     from Navy ships and submarines), the AGM-84D also has been adapted for use     on the Air Force's B-52H bombers. The AGM-84D was first introduced in 1977,     and in 1979, an air-launched version was deployed on the Navy's P-3 Orion     aircraft.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]At the direction     of Headquarters Strategic Air Command, the Harpoon Air Command and Launch     Control Set was fully integrated into a fully operational B-52G from Mather     AFB, Calif., in March 1983. Three successful live launches at the Naval Air     Warfare Center, Point Mugu, Calif., led to the modification of a total of     30 B-52Gs with Harpoon launch control equipment, enough to provide two squadrons     of Harpoon-capable B-52Gs by June 30, 1985. The 42nd Bombardment Wing, Loring     Air Force Base, Maine, and the 43rd Bombardment Wing, Andersen Air Force     Base, Guam, were first tasked to perform the Harpoon mission. Both wings     refined tactics and doctrine to merge the long-range, heavy-payload capability     of the B-52 with the proven reliability of this superior stand-off attack     weapon.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]After Loring AFB     closed and the retirement of the last B-52G at Castle AFB, Calif., the Harpoon     mission was moved to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La. Four B-52H models     were rapidly modified (as an interim measure) to accept Harpoon launch control     equipment pending B-52H fleet modification. Today, all B-52H aircraft are     capable of carrying the HARM.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Primary Function:     Air, surface, or submarine launched anti-surface (anti-ship) cruise missile.  Contractor: The Boeing Company  Power Plant: Teledyne Turbojet and solid propellant booster for surface and   submarine launch.  Thrust: 660 pounds (approximately 299.38 kilograms)  Length: 12 feet, 7 inches (3.8354 meters) – air launched; 15 feet (4.572   meters) – surface and submarine launched.  Weight: 1,145 pounds (519.372 kilograms) – air launched; 1,385 pounds   (628.236 kilograms) – submarine or ship launched from box or canister   launcher.  Diameter: 13.5 inches (34.29 centimeters)  Wing Span: 3 feet (91.44 centimeters) with booster fins and wings.  Range: Over-the-horizon, in excess of 60 nautical miles.  Speed: High Subsonic  Guidance: Sea-skimming cruise monitored by radar altimeter, active radar terminal   homing.  Warhead: Penetration high-explosive blast (488 pounds/224 kilograms)  Unit Cost: $720,000  Date Deployed: 1985[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<img src="http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/navyfacts/slamer03.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />SLAM-ER. The     Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), an evolutionary     upgrade to the combat-proven SLAM, is a day/night, adverse weather over-the-horizon,     precision strike missile, used by the Navy and Marine Corps.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SLAM-ER addresses     the Navy's requirements of a precision-guided Standoff Outside of Area Defense     weapons. SLAM-ER extends the weapon system's combat effectiveness into the     next century, providing an effective, long range, precision strike option     for both pre-planned and Target of Opportunity attack missions against land     and ship targets. Most significant among these enhancements are: a highly     accurate, GPS-aided guidance system; improved missile aerodynamic performance     characteristics that allow both greater range and more effective terminal     attack profiles; a redesigned ordnance section for increased penetrating     power and lethality; and a more user-friendly interface for both Man-in-the-Loop     control and mission planning. SLAM-ER will be the first weapon to feature     Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA), a revolutionary technological breakthrough     which will automate and improve target acquisition in cluttered scenes, and     overcome most countermeasures and environmentally degraded conditions.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SLAM-ER roots     go back to the original Harpoon anti-ship missile placed in the fleet in     the late 1970s. Because of emerging operational requirements, missile for     land attack was developed as a derivative of the Harpoon. The SLAM was developed     and fielded in less than 48 months and was successfully employed by F/A-18     and A-6 aircrews in Desert Storm even before operational testing had begun.     The potential of SLAM spurred further development of its standoff capabilities,     to provide even greater improvements in range, accuracy, warhead penetration,     dive angle and mission planning. Because of the Navy's growing focus on littoral     warfare, SLAM-ER program initiatives were formalized in December 1994 when     the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition     gave the go ahead to proceed with engineering and manufacturing development     and accelerate SLAM-ER production and deployment to the fleet.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Primary Function:     long range, air-launched precision land attack cruise missile  Contractor: The Boeing Company  Power Plant: Teledyne Turbojet and solid propellant booster for surface and   submarine launch.  Thrust: greater than 600 pounds (greater than 272.16 kg)  Length:14 feet 4 inches (4.36 meters)  Weight:1,400 pounds (635.04 kg)  Diameter: 13.5 inches (34.29 centimeters)  Wing Span: 7.158 feet (2.1819 meters)   Range: Over-the-horizon, in excess of 150 nautical miles (277.95 km)  Speed: High Subsonic  Guidance: ring laser gyro Inertial Navigation System (INS) with multi-channel   GPS; infrared seeker for terminal guidance with Man-in-the-Loop control data   link from the controlling aircraft. Upgraded missiles will incorporate Automatic   Target Acquisition (ATA)  Unit Cost: $500,000  Date Deployed: mid 1999[/FONT]</blockquote>

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