![]() The Royal Canadian Navy carries Harpoon missiles on its Halifax-class frigates. The British Royal Navy deploys the Harpoon on several types of surface ships. The Spanish Air Force and the Chilean Navy are also AGM-84D customers, and they deploy the missiles on surface ships, and F/A-18s, F-16s, and P-3 Orion aircraft. The Royal Australian Navy deploys the Harpoon on major surface combatants and in the Collins-class submarines. The Royal Australian Air Force can fire AGM-84-series missiles from its F/A-18F Super Hornets, F/A-18A/B Hornets, and AP-3C Orion aircraft, and previously from the now retired F-111C/Gs. The Harpoon was purchased by many American allies, including India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates and most NATO countries. The Harpoon has also been adapted for carriage on several aircraft, including the P-3 Orion, the P-8 Poseidon, the AV-8B Harrier II, the F/A-18 Hornet and the U.S. The first Harpoon was delivered in 1977 in 2004, Boeing delivered the 7,000th. surface warships such as the Ticonderoga-class cruiser. In 1970 Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt accelerated the development of Harpoon as part of his "Project Sixty" initiative, hoping to add much-needed striking power to U.S. The sinking of the Israeli destroyer Eilat in 1967 by a Soviet-built Styx anti-ship missile shocked senior United States Navy officers, who until then had not been conscious of the threat posed by anti-ship missiles. The name Harpoon was assigned to the project. In 1965 the United States Navy began studies for a missile in the 45 kilometres (24 nmi) range class for use against surfaced submarines. ![]() and other locations, and should be finished by March 2029.įor more information contact Boeing Defense, Space & Security online at or Naval Air Systems Command at Coronado launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2016 in the Pacific Ocean, 21 July 2016.Īir intake (black triangle) for turbojet is visible on the underside On this order Boeing will do the work in McKinney, Texas Pontiac, Mich. The Harpoon missile has been in the Navy inventory since 1977. The Harpoon’s active radar-guided low-level sea-skimming cruise trajectory, terminal mode sea-skim or pop-up maneuvers, and warhead design, assure high survivability and effectiveness, Navy officials say. The Harpoon Block II, uses a 500-pound warhead for sea and land-based targets. HCDS consists of RGM-84L-4 Block II surface-launched Harpoon missiles with a maximum range of 75 miles, radar trucks, and support and test equipment. ![]() ![]() Related: Navy asks Raytheon to build ESSM radar-guided missiles for ship defense against incoming planes and weapons The HCDS is the land-based version of the Boeing Harpoon missile Block II anti-ship and land-attack missile, which is designed to eliminate enemy coastal defenses, surface-to-air missile launch sites, aircraft, ports, and docked ships. The order consists of 400 RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Update (HIIU) Grade B canister tactical missiles four RTM-84L-4 Block II HIIU Grade B canister exercise missiles 411 containers four blast test vehicles two Harpoon Weapon System (HWS) Joint Common Test Sets (JCTS) Harpoon Coastal Defense System (HCDS) spare parts weapon station support equipment JCTS spares missile spares HCDS training equipment integrated logistics support and technical publications, and field training. Louis to produce and deliver the Harpoon Coastal Defense System Launch System (HCDS) for U.S. Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., are asking the Boeing Defense, Space & Security segment in St. allies such as Taiwan under terms of a $1.17 billion order announced Friday. will build coastal-defense missiles for U.S. ![]()
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