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AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-65 Maverick
Basic data
Function Air-to-surface guided missile; attack and destroy armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation, and fuel installations
Manufacturer Hughes Aircraft Corporation; Raytheon Corporation
Unit cost Up to US$160,000
Entered service August 1972
General characteristics
Engine Thiokol TX-481 dual-thrust solid propellant rocket motor
Launch mass 462-670 lb (208-302 kg)
Length 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)[1]
Diameter 12 in (305 mm)[1]
Wingspan 2 ft 4 in (710 mm)
Speed Mach 0.93
Range 15 nm (17 mi; 27 km)
Warhead 125 lb (57 kg) hollow charge with contact fuze in A, B, D and H models; 300 lb (135 kg) high explosive penetrator with delayed fuze in E, F, G, J and K models
Guidance Electro-optical in A, B, H, J and K models; infrared imaging in D, F and G models; laser guided in E models
A-10 Thunderbolt II firing off an AGM-65
A-10 Thunderbolt II firing off an AGM-65

The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground tactical missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation, and fuel storage facilities.

The AGM-65F (infrared targeting) used by the US Navy has an infrared guidance system optimized for ship tracking and a larger penetrating warhead than the shaped charge used by the US Marine Corps and the US Air Force (300 pounds (136 kg) vs 125 pounds (57 kg)). The infrared TV camera enables the pilot to lock onto targets through light fog where the conventional TV seeker's view would be just as limited as the pilot's. The AGM-65 has two types of warheads; one has a contact fuze in the nose, and the other has a heavyweight warhead with a delayed fuze, which penetrates the target with its kinetic energy before firing. The latter is most effective against large, hard targets. The propulsion system for both types is a solid-fuel rocket motor behind the warhead.

The Maverick missile is unable to lock onto targets on its own, it has to be given input by the pilot or WSO. In an A-10 for example, the video feed from the seeker head is relayed to a screen in the cockpit; where the pilot can check the locked target of the missile before launch. A crosshair on the HUD is shifted by the pilot to set the approximate target while the missile will then automatically recognize and lock on to the target. Once the missile is launched, it requires no further assistance from the launch vehicle and tracks its target automatically. This makes it a Fire-and-forget weapon.[1]

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AGM-65 missiles were employed by F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 to attack armored targets. Mavericks played a large part in the destruction of Iraq's military force.

LAU-117 Maverick launchers have also been used on American Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps aircraft:

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Designation sequence

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AGM-62 - AGM-63 - AGM-64 - AGM-65 - 66 - 67 - 68 -

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