RGM-84D
Harpoon
Unofficial
names/slang: n/a
Function:
Ship-to-Ship Anti-ship Missile
Date
deployed: 1985
Contractor:
McDonnell Douglas / Boeing
Unit cost:
$720,000
Length:
12' - 7" (3.87m)
Wingspan:
3' - 0" (0.92m)
Diameter:
1' - 1.5" (0.35m)
Speed:
high subsonic
Weight at
launch: 1,150 lbs
Guidance:
Active Radar w/ sea-skimming cruise
Range:
over 60 nm (over the horizon)
Engine:
Teledyne
Turbojet and solid propellant booster
Warhead:
488 lb High Explosive (HE) Penetration
Note:
Surface Ship or Submarine platforms. |
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Description:
The RGM-84D Harpoon is an all-weather,
over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system.
Features: The Harpoon's active radar
guidance, warhead design, and low-level,
sea-skimming cruise trajectory assure high
survivability and effectiveness. The missile is
capable of being launched from surface ships,
submarines, or (without the booster) from aircraft.
The AGM-84D has been adapted for use on Air Force
B-52G bombers, which can carry from eight to 12 of
the missiles.
Background: Originally developed for
the Navy to serve as its basic anti-ship missile for
fleetwide use, the AGM-84D also has been adapted for
use on the Air Force's B-52G 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.
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