AGM-65 Maverick
Sign in to saveAlso known as AGM-65, AGM-65D, AGM65, AGM 65, Maverick missile, AGM65F Maverick, Rb-75, AGM 65 Maverick
1972 air-to-surface missile family by Hughes
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Vinony's link graph records 719 inbound references to AGM-65 Maverick, and connects out to Bell AH-1 SuperCobra, Gulf War and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
Vinony files it under Air-to-surface missiles of the United States, Anti-tank guided missiles of the Cold War and Anti-tank guided missiles of the United States.
Vinony links it to 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Type
- Air-to-surface missile
- Place of origin
- United States
- In service
- 30 August 1972 – present
- Used by
- >30 countries
- Wars
- Cold War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon Missile Systems , Raytheon
- Unit cost
- US$ 17,000 to $110,000, depending on variant
- Number span no built
- >70,000
- Mass
- 463–670 lb (210–304 kg)
- Length
- 249 cm (8 ft 2 in)
- Diameter
- 12 in (30 cm)
- Wingspan
- 2.33 ft (710 mm)
- Warhead
- 126 lb (57 kg) WDU-20/B shaped-charge (A/B/C/D/H models) 300 lb (140 kg) WDU-24/B penetrating blast-fragmentation (E/F/G/J/K models) E models utilize FMU-135/B delayed impact fuze
- Engine
- A/B: Thiokol SR109-TC-1 D/E/F/G/H/J/K: SR114-TC-1 (or Aerojet SR115-AJ-1) solid propellant rocket motor via a WPU-4/B or WPU-8/B propulsion section
- Propellant
- Solid propellant
- Operational range
- Greater than 22 km (12 nmi)
- Maximum speed of vehicle or missile span
- 1,150 km/h (620 kn)
- Guidance system
- A/B/H/J/K: Contrast seeker D/F/G: imaging infrared guidance E/E2/L: Laser guidance
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- air-to-surface missile
- Country of origin
- United States
- Diameter
- 300
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Conflict
- Iran–Iraq War
- Image
- AGM-65 Maverick MG 1382.jpg
- Length
- 2.49
Show 6 more facts
- military designation
- Rb 75
- Commons category
- AGM-65 Maverick
- service entry
- 1972-08-30
- total produced
- 70000
- Commons gallery
- AGM-65 Maverick
- native label
- AGM-65 Maverick
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Encyclopedic overview
The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, and is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities.
Development began in 1966 at Hughes Aircraft Company as the first missile to use an electronic contrast seeker. It entered service with the United States Air Force in August 1972. Since then, it has been exported to more than 30 countries and is certified on 25 aircraft. The Maverick served during the Vietnam, Yom Kippur, Iran–Iraq, and Persian Gulf Wars, along with other smaller conflicts, destroying enemy forces and installations with varying degrees of success.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AGM-65 Maverick” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.