ATK's
AARGM Anti-Radiation Missile Earns Third Full-Rate Production Award
from U.S. Navy
ATK
has been awarded a contract valued at $96.2 million by the U.S. Navy
for the third full-rate production lot of the Advanced Anti-Radiation
Guided Missile (AARGM). The contract covers AARGM and Captive Air Training
Missiles for the U.S. Navy and Italian Air Force.
The AARGM is test fired from an F/A-18D at China Lake, Calif. in June
2012.
(U.S. Navy photo)
"AARGM continues to provide significant advanced
capabilities to those who protect our nation each and every day,"
said Bill Kasting, vice president and general manager of ATK's Defense
Electronic Systems division. "We look forward to continuing to
provide this critical weapons system on schedule and on budget to the
U.S. Navy and our allies."
AARGM is a supersonic, air-launched tactical missile system, upgrading
legacy AGM-88 HARM systems with advanced capability to perform Destruction
of Enemy Air Defense missions. AARGM provides the most advanced system
for pilots, with in-cockpit, real-time electronic order of battle situational
awareness against today's modern surface-to-air threats. It is able
to rapidly engage traditional and advanced land- and sea-based air-defense
threats, as well as non-radar, time-sensitive strike targets.
(U.S. Navy video)
AARGM is currently deployed with the U.S. Navy and
U.S. Marine Corps. AARGM achieved Initial Operational Capability in
July 2012 and was approved by the Navy for Full Rate Production in September
2012. AARGM is a U.S. Navy and Italian Air Force international cooperative
major acquisition program with the U.S. Navy as the executive agent.
AARGM is currently deployed on U.S. FA-18C/D Hornet aircraft and is
being integrated for use on the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler and FA-18
E/F Super Hornet aircraft, as well as the Italian Air Force's Tornado
ECR aircraft. The missile is also compatible with the F-35, EA-6B, allied
FA-18, and U.S. and allied F-16.
