![]() ![]() The Mk 140 and the Mk 141 launcher are not the only possibility to launch the Harpoon missile. With the commissioning of the PEGASUS-class (PHM 1 - class) a lighter version of the Mk 141 launcher deployed: the Mk 140. In general one Mk 141 launcher consists of four tubes, but there are also versions with one or two ones. The Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers joint the fleet in 1976 and today various surface combatants possess two of them. Penetration high-explosive blast (488 pounds) Upgraded missiles will incorporate Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA) 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. Internal navigation system with GPS, infrared terminal guidance Sea-skimming cruise with mid-course guidance monitored by radar altimeter, active seeker radar terminal homing Teledyne Turbojet and solid propellant booster for surface and submarine launch Long range, air-launched precision attack cruise missile It is planned to convert more than 500 SLAM missiles to the SLAM-ER configuration between FY 1997 and FY 2001. software improvements which allow the pilot to retarget the impact point of the missile during the terminal phase of attack (about the last five miles). a titanium warhead for increased penetration, and This version is an upgrade currently in production. It uses an internal navigation system with GPS, infrared terminal guidance, and is fitted with a Tomahawk warhead for better penetration. This version is used for long-range land attack precision strikes. It was first introduced in 1977 and the air-launched version was first deployed on the Navy's P-3 Orion aircraft in 1979.ĪGM-84E Harpoon/SLAM (Stand-Off Land Attack missile): The high survivability and effectiveness is assured by the active radar guidance, warhead design, and low-level, sea-skimming cruise trajectory. ![]() This missile is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile produced by Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas). The Harpoon can be launched by surface ships, submarines, or (without the booster) by aircraft (such as the F-18 Hornet). It has also been adapted for use by the B-52G bombers used by the Air Force. The Harpoon missile was originally developed to serve as the Navy's basic anti-ship missile for fleetwide use. ![]()
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