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The AGM-187A JAGM-F is a variant of the AGM-179 JAGM designed for fixed-wing aircraft that use ejector racks such as the BRU-61/A. Several modifications differentiate it from the baseline JAGM in order to facilitate its use on fast moving platforms. It has mounting lugs rather than rails which allow it to be fitted to ejector racks. It has larger control surfaces to provide better control authority at higher speeds. Its fins have a shorter span to allow them to fit closer together on small ejector racks and inside weapons bays, and its tail control surfaces fold down for the same reason. And the fins are elongated so that they produce the same amount of lift with their shorter span.
What is JAGM?
The AGM-179 Joint Air to Ground Missile started development in 2007 to replace the AGM-114 Hellfire and the AGM-65 Maverick. It was the direct successor to the AGM-169 Joint Common Missile which was made for the same purpose, but its funding was cut in 2004. It was never formally cancelled until the JAGM program came along in 2007. The AGM-179 was designed to be carried on planes, helicopters, ground vehicles, and ships, and it was designed to destroy a wide range of targets.
The JAGM uses the same motor and warhead section as the AGM-114R, mated with the new guidance and control section. The JAGM-F uses the same guidance and control section, as well as the same warhead, but with a newly designed motor and control surfaces optimized for use at the higher speeds provided by fixed wing platforms.
The JAGM was designed to be able to hit a wide variety of targets. Potential targets include unarmored trucks and personnel, lightly armored APCs and IFVs, heavily armored main battle tanks, fortifications, and small fast attack craft. The JAGM is able to do this thanks to its multi purpose warhead - a tandem charge HEAT penetrator with a fragmentation sleeve around it. It also has multiple selectable fusing modes:
- Point detonate - Detonates on impact
- Point detonate delay - Detonates a short time after impact, allowing it to penetrate through cover and explode behind it
- Height of burst - Detonates a set height above the ground to spread fragmentation over a wider area. This makes it more effective against unarmored targets and air targets
In game implementation
In game, this missile would essentially be a Brimstone carried by American aircraft. It would be locked to SAL+IOG guidance, and it would also have a similar warhead to the Brimstone’s. However, with the Eagle’s Shadow update implementing cluster bombs locked to air battles only, this allows it to be implemented in a way not seen until now. It could be added in 2 forms: the SAL+IOG version available in every mode, and the fully capable version with mmW guidance and LOAL capability, locked to air battles only.
Platforms
- F-15E/EX
- F-16
- F/A-18
- F-35
- A-10C
Specifications
- Dimensions: 1.78m length x 18cm diameter
- Weight: 93kg
- Speed: Mach 1.5
- Range: 24+ km
- Guidance: mmW+SAL+IOG
- Warhead: Tandem charge HEAT-MP
- Penetration: 1200mm
US Designation Systems - Lockheed Martin AGM-187 JAGM-F
US Designation Systems - Lockheed Martin AGM-179 JAGM
US Designation Systems - Lockheed Martin AGM-169 JCM
Sea forces - AGM-179 JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missile)
Lockheed Martin - JAGM-F
Lockheed Martin - JAGM
FY 18 Army Programs - Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)
FY 20 Army Programs - Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)
TWZ - How Lockheed Doubled The Range Of Its Joint Air-To-Ground Missile