AGM-86

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1982
Total Production : 1,739
Total Cost : USD $1.7 billion

The AGM-86 is an air launched subsonic cruise missile developed to increase effectiveness of B-52 bombers during the Cold War. It entered active service in the US Air Force in 1982 and 1,739 AGM-86s were produced through September 1986. The conventional AGM-86 missile was used in combat for the first time in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Afterward it was tested in Operation Desert Fox, Desert Strike, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The AGM-86 is the longest range conventional armed missile in the US Air Force inventory and provides the B-52 with the capability to accurately strike nearly any target in the world, without the support of bases located outside the continental United States.

Model	Status	Year	Produced
AGM-86B ALCM	Active	1982	1,739
AGM-86C CALCM	Active	1988	?
AGM-86D CALCM	Active	2001	?

AGM-86B ALCM

Group : Cruise Missiles
Status : Active
Also Known As : Air Launched Cruise Missile
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : Boeing
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1982
Total Production : 1,739
Unitary Cost : USD $1.0 million

The AGM-86B ALCM (Air Launched Conventional Missile) is armed with a nuclear warhead and can be carried and launched internally and externally from the B-52H bomber. Its long range allows the B-52H to operate out of the enemy air defenses while AGM-86B's cruise flight profile makes itself survivable against the air defenses. The navigation system consists of a terrain-correlation system which provides location updates in flight. The US Air Force plans to convert part of existing nuclear-armed AGM-86Bs to conventionally-armed AGM-86C/D configurations.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
United States of America	Active	1,142/1,739

Specifications

		Notes
Dimensions
Diameter	620 millimeter
Length	6.3 meter
Wingspan	3.7 meter
Mass
Thrust	600 pound
Weight	1,429 kilogram
Performance
Max Range	2,450 kilometer
Speed
Top Speed	242 mps
Yield
Yield	150 kiloton

Gear


Warheads
W80	1

AGM-86C CALCM

Group : Cruise Missiles
Status : Active
Also Known As : Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : Boeing
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1988
Total Production : ?
Unitary Cost : USD $1.2 million

The AGM-86C CALCM (Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile) employs a GPS coupled with an Inertial Navigation System (INS) to achieve its mission. This navigation system allows the missile to guide itself with pinpoint accuracy. A single B-52H is able to carry and deliver up to 20 CALCMs. CALCMs are a modification of existing ALCMs instead of new production missiles. They have been procured under 3 batches known as Block 0, Block 1, and Block 1A and featuring different improvements, specially accuracy and warhead. The AGM-86C is provided with a conventional blast/fragmentation warhead. The US Air Force plans to convert further ALCMs to CALCM configuration.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
United States of America	Active	478/468

Specifications

		Notes
Dimensions
Diameter	620 millimeter
Length	6.3 meter
Wingspan	3.7 meter
Mass
Thrust	600 pound
Warhead	907 kilogram
Weight	1,475 kilogram
Performance
Max Range	1,100 kilometer
Speed
Top Speed	223 mps

AGM-86D CALCM

Group : Cruise Missiles
Status : Active
Also Known As : Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : Boeing
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2001
Total Production : ?
Unitary Cost : USD $1.2 million

The AGM-86D CALCM has been develop to meet the US Air Force requirements against hardened and buried targets. The D model features a Lockheed-Martin AUP penetration warhead capable of piercing up to 12 feet of concrete.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
United States of America	Active	50/195

Specifications

		Notes
Dimensions
Diameter	620 millimeter
Length	6.3 meter
Wingspan	3.7 meter
Mass
Thrust	600 pound
Warhead	907 kilogram
Weight	1,475 kilogram
Performance
Max Range	1,100 kilometer
Piercing in Concrete	12 foot
Speed
Top Speed	223 mps

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