Thursday, March 18, 2010

AGM-65 Maverick

IOC: 1972
Total Production: 107,108
Total Program's Cost: USD$8.3 billion

AGM-65A Maverick

Production: 25,750
Unitary Cost: USD$17,000

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Raytheon

Applications
A-10A Thunderbolt II
A-10C Thunderbolt II
A-7A Corsair II
Alpha Jet
F-16A Fighting Falcon
F-16B Fighting Falcon
F-4E Phantom II
F-5A Freedom Fighter
MB-339A
Saab 37 Viggen
Tornado IDS

Family Members
AGM-65B Maverick
AGM-65D Maverick
AGM-65E Maverick
AGM-65F Maverick
AGM-65G Maverick
AGM-65H Maverick
AGM-65K Maverick

Description: The AGM-65 Maverick is a tactical air-to-surface missile designed to strike a wide range of surface fixed or moving targets. Maverick can be released from safe range minimizing exposure to the enemy's air defenses. AGM-65 is a modular design weapon allowing a different combination of warhead and guidance package. Due to this the Maverick evolved from TV-guided A model to current CCD-TV-guided H/K models. Maverick was used during operation Desert Storm, in 1991, achieving 85% of success rate. All Maverick models are powered by a single Thiokol TX-481 solid-propellant rocket motor.

The Maverick missile can be fired from virtually any western aircraft fighter. It has also been integrated on helicopters. For example AH-1W Super Cobra and New Zealand's Sea Sprite helicopters. Due to its characteristics Maverick is suitable even against small ships or boats. From 1972 to date more than 65,000 Maverick missiles have been produced for the United States and 27 international customers.

The TV-guided AGM-65A was first introduced in 1972.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 300 mm, Length 2.5 m, Width 710 mm

Weights: Max Weight 208 kg (459 lb), Warhead 57 kg (126 lb)

Performance: Max Range 24,000 m (78,740 ft), Min Range 100 m (328 ft)

News
Maverick Demonstrates LOAL Capability

Operators

United States of America

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Sunday, March 07, 2010

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