Harpoon (missile) - General Characteristics

General Characteristics

• Primary function: Air-, surface-, or submarine-launched anti-surface (anti-ship) missile
• Contractor: The McDonnell Douglas Astronautic Company - East
• Power plant: Teledyne CAE J402 turbojet, 660 lb (300 kg)-force (2.9 kN) thrust, and a solid-propellant booster for surface and submarine launches
• Length:
  • Air launched: 3.8 metres (12 ft)
  • Surface and submarine launched: 4.6 metres (15 ft)
• Weight:
  • Air launched: 519 kilograms (1,140 lb)
  • Submarine or ship launched from box or canister launcher: 628 kilograms (1,380 lb)
• Diameter: 340 millimetres (13 in)
• Wing span: 914 millimetres (36.0 in)
• Maximum altitude: 910 metres (2,990 ft) with booster fins and wings
• Range: Over-the-horizon (approx 50 nautical miles)
  • AGM-84D (Block 1C): 220 km (120 nmi)
  • RGM/UGM-84D (Block 1C): 140 km (75 nmi)
  • AGM-84E (Block 1E) : 93 km (50 nmi)
  • AGM-84F (Block 1D): : 315 km (170 nmi)
  • RGM-84F (Block 1D): 278 km (150 nmi).
  • RGM/AGM-84L (Block 2): 278 km (150 nmi)
  • AGM-84H/K (Block 1G / Block 1J): 280 km (150 nmi)
• Speed: High subsonic, around 850 km/h (460 knots, 240 m/s, or 530 mph)
• Guidance: Sea-skimming cruise monitored by radar altimeter, active radar terminal homing
• Warhead: 221 kilograms (490 lb), penetration high-explosive blast
• Unit cost: US$1,200,000
• Date deployed:
  • Ship launched (RGM-84A): 1977
  • Air launched (AGM-84A): 1979
  • Submarine launched (UGM-84A): 1981
  • SLAM (AGM-84E): 1990
  • SLAM-ER (AGM-84H): 1998 (delivery); 2000 (initial operational capability (IOC))
  • SLAM-ER ATA (AGM-84K): 2002 (IOC)