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| Primary Function: | Air-to-surface laser guided missile; attack and destroy armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation, and fuel installations. | ||||
| Contractors: | Hughes Aircraft Co., Raytheon Co. | ||||
| Power Plant: | Thiokol TX-481 solid-propellant rocket motor | ||||
| Autopilot: | Proportional Navigation | ||||
| Stabilizer: | Wings/Flippers | ||||
| Propulsion: | Boost Sustain | ||||
| Variant: | AGM-65A/B | AGM-65D | AGM-65G | AGM-65E | AGM-65F |
| Service: | Air Force | Marine Corps | Navy | ||
| Launch Weight: | 462
lbs
(207.90 kg) |
485
lbs
(218.25 kg) |
670
lbs
(301.50 kg) |
630
lbs
(286 kg) |
670
lbs
(301.50 kg) |
| Diameter: | 12 inches (30.48 centimeters) | ||||
| Wingspan: | 2 feet, 4 inches (71.12 centimeters) | ||||
| Range: | 17+ miles (12 nautical miles/27 km) | ||||
| Speed: | 1150 km/h | ||||
| Guidance System: | electro-optical television | imaging infrared | Laser | infrared homing | |
| Warhead: | 125
pounds
(56.25 kilograms) cone shaped |
300
pounds
(135 kilograms) delayed-fuse penetrator, heavyweight |
125
pounds
(56.25 kilograms) cone shaped |
300
pounds
(135 kilograms) delayed-fuse penetrator, heavyweight |
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| Explosive: | 86 lbs. Comp B | 80 lbs. PBX(AF)-108 | |||
| Fuse: | Contact | FMU-135/B | |||
| COSTS: | Air
Force
AGM-65D/G |
Navy
AGM-65E/F |
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| Development cost: | $168 million | $25.5 million | |||
| Production cost: | $2,895.5 million | $627.5 million | |||
| Total acquisition: | $3,063.5 million | $653 million | |||
| Acquisition unit cost: | $129,322 | $158,688 | |||
| Production unit cost: | $17,000 | $122,230 | $152,491 | ||
| Date Deployed: | August 1972 | February 1986 | 1989 | ||
| Quantity: | 12,559 | 23,689 | 4,115 | ||
| Aircraft: | A-10, F-15E and F-16 | F/A-18 | F/A-18 and AV-8B | ||
