Modern Missiles of the United States - Boeing Agm-84 Harpoon, Northrop Aqm-35, Adm-141 Tald, Adm-160 Mald, Aum-N-2 Petrel, Northrop Aqm-38 (Paperback)

Chapters: Boeing Agm-84 Harpoon, Northrop Aqm-35, Adm-141 Tald, Adm-160 Mald, Aum-N-2 Petrel, Northrop Aqm-38. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system, developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Integrated Defense Systems). In 2004, Boeing delivered the 7,000th Harpoon unit since the weapon's introduction in 1977. The missile system has also been further developed into a land-strike weapon, the Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM). The regular Harpoon uses active radar homing, and a low-level, sea-skimming cruise trajectory to improve survivability and lethality. The missile's launch platforms include: The missile is comparable to the French-made Exocet missile, the Swedish RBS-15 missile, the Russian SS-N-25 Switchblade, the British Sea Eagle missile, and the Chinese Yingji. The Harpoon was first introduced in 1977 after the sinking of the Israeli destroyer Eilat in 1967 by a Soviet-built Styx anti-ship missile from an Egyptian missile boat. Initially developed as an air-launched missile for the United States Navy P-3 Orion patrol planes, the Harpoon has been adapted for use on U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers, which can carry from eight to 12 of the missiles. The Harpoon missile has been purchased by many American allies, especially by the NATO countries (such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy) and Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, etc., in other parts of the world. The Harpoon has also been adapted for carrying by the F-16 Fighting Falcon, in operation by the U.S. Air Force, Singapore, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. It has been carried by several U.S. Navy aircraft, including the P-3 Orion patrol plane, the A-6 Intruder, the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2429732