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Also known as AGM130, AGM 130, Boeing AGM-130

The AGM-130 was an air-to-ground guided missile developed by the United States of America. Developed in 1984, it is effectively a rocket-boosted version of the GBU-15 bomb. It first entered operational service on 11 January 1999, and was retired in 2013. 502 were produced.

Key facts

Weapon.name
AGM-130
Weapon.image
Agm130 sideview.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.origin
United States
Weapon.type
Air-to-surface guided missile
Weapon.is_missile
yes
Weapon.service
1994–2013
Weapon.used_by
United States (USAF)
Weapon.wars
Kosovo War
Weapon.unit_cost
Approximately $450,000 per weapon
Weapon.length
12 feet, 10.5 inches (3.90 meters)
Weapon.diameter
15 in/18 in (38 cm/46 cm) (bomb); 9 in (23 cm) (rocket motor)
Weapon.filling
2,000 lb (907 kg) BLU-109 or MK 84
Weapon.vehicle_range
46.6 miles (75 kilometers) although exact range is classified
Weapon.speed
High subsonic, but exact speed is classified
Weapon.ceiling
30,000-plus feet (9,100 meters)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
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  • Overview
  • Variants
  • Combat history
  • Operators
  • References
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The AGM-130 was an air-to-ground guided missile developed by the United States of America. Developed in 1984, it is effectively a rocket-boosted version of the GBU-15 bomb. It first entered operational service on 11 January 1999, and was retired in 2013. 502 were produced.

==Overview== The AGM-130 is a powered air-to-surface missile designed for strikes at long range against various targets. It is essentially a rocket-boosted version of the GBU-15 bomb, with the rocket motor increasing the launch range and so giving the launch aircraft protection from whatever defenses may protect the target. Two can be carried by the F-111 and F-15E.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AGM-130” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.