• FLTLT Todd "Woody" Woodford, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Three Five (VAQ-135), launches an AGM-88 HARM "All Up Round" (AUR) from an EA-18G during a live fire exercise off the coast of Pt. Mugu, California. Credit: Defence
    FLTLT Todd "Woody" Woodford, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Three Five (VAQ-135), launches an AGM-88 HARM "All Up Round" (AUR) from an EA-18G during a live fire exercise off the coast of Pt. Mugu, California. Credit: Defence
  • Two EA-18G Growlers flew into the airshow on Tuesday, performing a short display before landing for the ceremony. Credit: ADM Patrick Durrant
    Two EA-18G Growlers flew into the airshow on Tuesday, performing a short display before landing for the ceremony. Credit: ADM Patrick Durrant
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The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia for AGM-88B HARM anti-radiation missiles at a cost of $US137.6 million.

The AGM-88 is a tactical, air-to-surface missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions coming from surface-to-air radar systems and can achieve speeds up to Mach 2. The latest 'E' model has the capability to use anti-radiation homing and millimeter wave radar to detect, identify, locate, and engage moving targets.

The breakdown of the order is as follows:

  • up to 70 AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) Tactical Missiles;
  • up to 40 AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM) Tactical Missiles;
  • up to 16 CATM-88B and 16 CATM-88E HARM Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM);
  • up to 25 AGM-88B and 20 AGM-88E control sections;
  • up to 25 AGM-88B and 20 AGM-88E guidance sections;
  • up to 48 Telemetry/Flight Termination Systems; and
  • US Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other associated support equipment and services. 

Two EA-18G Growlers flew into the airshow on Tuesday, performing a short display before landing for the ceremony. Credit: ADM Patrick Durrant

The missiles and associated equipment are intended for use on the RAAF's new EA-18G Growler aircraft which first debuted at the Avalon Airshow earlier this year

 

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