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The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support.It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, [4] and is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities.
A pilot inspects an AGM-65 Maverick missile on his A-10 Thunderbolt II. The RAF's Brimstone missile is a fire and forget anti-tank missile. A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile of the German Luftwaffe. An air-to-surface missile (ASM) or air-to-ground missile (AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on
AGM-65 Maverick: United States Air-to-ground missile AGM-88 HARM: United States Air-to-ground anti-radiation missile AGM-114 Hellfire: United States Air-to-ground missile AGM-142 Popeye: Israel Air-to-ground cruise missile In limited use Delilah: Israel Air-to-ground loitering munition AGM-84 Harpoon: United States Air-to-ground missile
The AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) is an American military program to develop an air-to-surface missile, to replace the current air-launched BGM-71 TOW, AGM-114 Hellfire, and AGM-65 Maverick missiles. [4] The U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps plan to buy thousands of JAGMs. [5]
The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use, [6] later developed for precision [7] drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. [8] It was originally developed under the name " Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile", which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming the ...
The first production missile to use a contrast seeker was the AGM-65 Maverick, which began development in the 1960s and entered service in 1972. The system has not been widely used, as other guidance technologies like laser guidance and GPS have become more common, but the same basic concept is used in cameras to track objects, including the ...
The US military shared a photo this week showing an F-35 carrying a long-range anti-ship missile. It marked the first time the stealth fighter was seen armed with the AGM-158C LRASM.
Tactical air-to-surface missile HOT: France Anti-tank missile Kh-31: Soviet Union Medium-range air-to-surface missile AGM-84 Harpoon: United States Anti-ship missile A Exocet: France Anti-ship missile AGM-88 HARM: United States Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile B AGM-65 Maverick: United States Air-to-surface missile A/B/D/E/G AGM-114 ...