MISSILE
AGM-179 JAGM
AGM-179A
Multi-Mode Air-to-Ground Missile
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United States
North America
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
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MANUFACTURERLockheed Martin
YEAR INTRODUCED2023
UNITS IN SERVICE1,000
UNITS PRODUCED3,000
UNIT COSTUSD 300K
DESCRIPTION
Hellfire replacement with tri-mode seeker (laser + radar + IR) for true fire-and-forget in all weather. No longer needs laser designation โ massive operational improvement.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight
49 kg
Warhead
Multi-purpose (blast-frag + shaped charge)
Range
16+ km
Speed
Mach 1.3
Guidance
Semi-active laser + mmW radar + IIR seeker (tri-mode)
Platform
AH-64E, AH-1Z, MH-60, F/A-18E/F, MQ-1C, UAVs
Improvement
Fire-and-forget in all weather โ Hellfire needed laser designation
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT RECORD
Entering widespread service. Replacing AGM-114 Hellfire family.
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon