Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Myers (left), a weapons load team chief, Senior Airmen Victor Odom (center) and Clayton Conklin (right), weapons load team members, from the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, stand in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the second quarter load competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2021. These competitions allow teams to test their abilities against one another in quickly preparing mission-ready aircraft to defend against and deter adversaries. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
The AGM-88 can detect, attack and destroy a radar antenna or transmitter with minimal aircrew input. The proportional guidance system that homes in on enemy radar emissions has a fixed antenna and seeker head in the missile's nose. A smokeless, solid-propellant, booster-sustainer rocket motor propels the missile at speeds over Mach The HARM missile was a program led by the Navy, and it was first carried by the A-6E, A-7, and F/A-18A/B aircraft, and then it equipped the EA-6B aircraft. RDT&E for use on the F-14 aircraft was begun, but not completed. The Air Force (USAF) put the HARM onto the F-4G Wild Weasel aircraft, and later on specialized F-16s equipped with the HARM Targeting System (HTS). The HTS pod, used by the USAF only, allows F-16s to detect and automatically target radar systems with HARMs instead of relying on the missile's sensors alone.
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