AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER

AGM-84K SLAM-ER
(Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response)
An F/A-18 Hornet carrying one SLAM-ER missile (top) and two AN/AWW-13 datalink pods (bottom)
TypeLong-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service2000–present[1]
Used byUnited States and its allies
WarsGlobal War on Terrorism
Production history
ManufacturerBoeing[1]
Unit costUS$500,000–3,033,468 (2020)[2] [3]
VariantsAGM-84H (2000–2)[4]
AGM-84K (2002–present)
Specifications
Mass674.5 kg (1,487 lb)[1]
Length4.37 m (14.3 ft)[1]
Diameter34.3 cm (13.5 in)[1]
Wingspan2.43 m (8.0 ft)[1]
WarheadWDU-40/B penetrating BF
Warhead weight360 kg (800 lb)
EngineTeledyne CAE J402-CA-400[5]
> 600 lbf (2.7 kN) thrust
Operational
range
270 kilometres (170 mi)[6]
Maximum speed 855 km/h (531 mph, 0.700 Mach)[6]
Guidance
system
Inertial navigation system supplemented by the Global Positioning System (GPS)[1]
Infrared homing terminal guidance[1]
Command guidance data link to controlling aircraft[1]
DSMAC Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)[4]
Launch
platform
F/A-18C/D Hornet[1]
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet[1]
F-15E Strike Eagle
P-3C Orion[1]
P-8 Poseidon[1]
and allied air forces, including the South Korean Air Force and the Turkish Air Force Past: S-3 Viking,
A-6 Intruder
AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER

The AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response) is an advanced stand off precision-guided, air-launched cruise missile produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security for the United States Armed Forces and their allies. Developed from the AGM-84E SLAM (Standoff Land Attack Missile, itself developed by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems from the McDonnell Douglas Harpoon antiship missile), the SLAM-ER is capable of attacking land and sea targets medium to long range (over 155 nautical miles/270 km maximum).[7] The SLAM-ER relies on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and infrared imaging for its navigation and control, and it can strike both moving and stationary targets.

The SLAM-ER can be remotely controlled while in flight, and it can be redirected to another target after launch if the original target has already been destroyed, or is no longer considered to be dangerous (command guidance).[1][8] The SLAM-ER is a very accurate weapon; as of 2009 it had the best circular error probable (CEP) of any missile used by the U.S. Navy.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "SLAM-ER Missile". Fact File United. The US Navy. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Contracts For May 13, 2020: Navy". Defense. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "SLAM-ER Missile". Navy.
  4. ^ a b Parsch, Andreas. "AGM/RGM/UGM-84." Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. 2008. 22 July 2013.
  5. ^ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/navy/ntsp/agm-84-d_2002.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwin7YmQtr3gAhXyQ98KHX12CWMQFjAGegQIDBAB&usg=AOvVaw2_aG8taXAo2pLyFPfF7k-9 [dead link]
  6. ^ a b "AGM-84 Harpoon / SLAM [Stand-Off Land Attack Missile]." Military Analysis Network. Federation of American Scientists, 22 July 2013. Web. 22 July 2013.
  7. ^ Kelly, Katie (October 2015). "Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER)" (PDF). Boeing. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Boeing SLAM-ER Backgrounder" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012.