AGM-169 JCM
| AGM-169 JCM | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Type | Air-to-surface missile |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin / Raytheon |
| development | 2002-2004 |
| Unit price | approximately $ 120,000 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 1775 mm |
| diameter | 178 mm |
| Combat weight | 49 kg |
| span | 325 mm |
| drive | Solid rocket engine |
| Range | approx. 28 km |
| Lists on the subject | |
The AGM-169 JCM ( Joint Common Missile ) - originally also CMM ( Common Modular Missile ) - was an air-to-ground missile from the US defense company Lockheed Martin , which was to be developed in cooperation with Raytheon .
Lockheed Martin won the JCM competition initiated by the US armed forces in early 2004 . The aim of this competition was to replace all AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-114 Hellfire in U.S. Army stocks. With the win, Lockheed Martin got a four-year contract to develop the AGM-169.
The first prototypes that were built were called YAGM-169A, they were Hellfire missiles with some modifications. The electronics and software were revised and a seeker head developed that works with infrared radiation, lasers and radar rays. With these enhancements, the AGM-169 could be fired from any helicopter or aircraft in the U.S. Army without modification. The AGM-169 was to receive a multi-purpose warhead that contained both a shaped charge and had a fragmentation effect.
The JCM should go into service from 2010. It was planned to produce approximately 54,000 AGM at a cost of US $ 5 billion, but the program was discontinued as early as December 2004. In March 2005, intensive lobbying in Congress ensured that the AGM-169 program was resumed. The first tests on the AH-64D Longbow took place in September of the same year . A few months later in January 2006, Congress announced that it would be providing $ 30 million to further develop the JCM. In May 2007, the US Army ended the program and asked Lockheed Martin to end all development work. A new program, the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM), was launched. This has been revised in some details to the JCM, and the US Army, Navy and the Marine Corps are planning to purchase 35,000 units, which are to be put into service in 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on www.defenseindustrydaily.com , accessed on July 12, 2009 (English)
- ↑ Report on deagel.com , accessed on July 12, 2009 (English)
- ↑ Report on defenseindustrydaily.com , accessed on July 12, 2009 (English)
Web links
- Description of the AGM-169 at www.designation-systems.net (English)
- Description of the AGM-169 at www.defense-update.com (English)