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AGM-88 HARMlarger figure on 4 of 4
Astra (missile)larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-88 HARM | Astra (missile) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 2019 ( 2019 ) –present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | Indian Air Force Indian Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
3.84 m (12.6 ft)[source]
Operational; Low-level
Single sourceOperational; Low-level Medium-level
Single sourceOperational; Low-level Standoff
Single sourceLow-level — 13 nmi (25 km) Medium-level — 43 nmi (80 km) Standoff — 80 nmi (148 km)[source]
Operational; Mk-1
Single sourceOperational; Mk-2
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Cold War Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) Bombing of Libya (1986) Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War 2011 military intervention in Libya Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war Red Sea crisis[source] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Texas Instruments , Alliant Techsystems (ATK)[source] | Defence Research and Development Laboratory ( DRDO )[source] |
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| Designed | 1983[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Texas Instruments , then Raytheon Missiles & Defense (AGM-88A/B/C/D/F) Alliant Techsystems , then Orbital ATK , then Northrop Grumman (AGM-88E/G)[source] | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 284,000 US$870,000 for AGM-88E AARGM[source] | Mk-1: ₹ 7−8 crore (US$−830,000)[source] |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | 2017 − Present[source] |
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| Tailspan | 2.0 ft (.61 m) est.[source] | — |
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| Warhead | WAU-7/B blast-fragmentation warhead[source] | High-explosive pre- fragmented HMX / PU[source] |
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| Engine | Thiokol SR113-TC-1 dual-thrust rocket engine[source] | Mk-1: Solid-propellant rocket Mk-2: Dual-thrust pulsed rocket motor Mk-3: Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet[source] |
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| Guidance system | Passive radar homing with home-on-jam , additional GPS/INS[source] | Mid-course: FOG - INS + Mid-course update via datalink Terminal: ARH[source] |
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| Launch platform | F-4G , EA-6B , F-15E , F-16 , F/A-18A/B/C/D , F/A-18/E/F , EA-18G , Tornado IDS/ECR , F-35 , MiG-29 , Su-27[source] | Su-30MKI MiG-29K Tejas Mk.1/1A MiG-29UPG (Trial-phase) HAL Tejas Mk2 (Planned) AMCA (Planned) TEDBF (Planned) Rafale Marine (Planned)[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Developed into | AGM-88J SiAW[source] | — |
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| Variants | — | Mk-1 (Operational) Mk-2 (LSP) Mk-3 (Trial-phase) VL-SRSAM (Trial-phase)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Mk-1: Radio proximity fuze Mk-2: Optical proximity fuze[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 20 km (66,000 ft)[source] |
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Operational; Mk-3
Single sourceMk-1: 110 km (68 mi) Mk-2: 240 km (150 mi) Mk-3: 350 km (220 mi)[source]