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Measured figures
Length
Single source13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-88 HARM | PL-5 |
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| Type | Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | — |
| 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 |
PL-5E
Single source3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[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; (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~
Single sourceOperational; PL-5E
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source150 lb (68 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Texas Instruments , Alliant Techsystems (ATK)[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] | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 284,000 US$870,000 for AGM-88E AARGM[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | 1982[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] | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] |
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| Engine | Thiokol SR113-TC-1 dual-thrust rocket engine[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Passive radar homing with home-on-jam , additional GPS/INS[source] | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[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] | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Developed into | AGM-88J SiAW[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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1.3–16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E)[source]