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AGM-65 Maverick

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

AGM-65G Maverick

IOC: 1989
Production: 23,689
Unitary Cost: USD$129,000

Also Known As: AGM-65G2 Maverick

Origin:United States of America

Contractor/s: Raytheon

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.

Maverick G is the follow-on Maverick D but the shaped-charge warhead has been replaced with a blast fragmentation warhead. The IR guidance system has been modified for optimized larger targets tracking.

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

Weights: Max Weight 301 kg (664 lb), Warhead 136 kg (300 lb)

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

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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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