Contract awards for Boeing to produce 650 SLAM-ER missiles for Saudi Arabia.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $1,971,754,089 firm-fixed-price contract to provide non-recurring engineering associated with the Stand-off Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) obsolescence redesign effort as well as the production and delivery of 650 SLAM-ER missiles in support of the government of Saudi Arabia.
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Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Michael Martin, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Cecilia Duran, both assigned to the Pro's Nest of Patrol Squadron (VP) 30, load an AGM-84K SLAM-ER missile on a P-8A Poseidon in preparation for a conventional weapons technical proficiency inspection. (Picture source U.S. Navy)

The SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response) or AGM-84H/K is an advanced standoff precision-guided, air-launched cruise missile produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. SLAM-ER addresses the Navy's requirements for a precision-guided Standoff Outside of Area Defense (SOAD) weapon. SLAM-ER provides an effective, long-range, precision strike option for both pre-planned and Target of Opportunity attack missions against land and maneuvering ship targets.

Most significant characteristics are: a highly accurate, GPS-aided guidance system; an imaging infrared seeker and two-way data link with the AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pod for Man-In-The-Loop (MITL) control; improved missile aerodynamic performance characteristics that allow both long-range and flexible terminal attack profiles; an ordnance section with good penetrating power and lethality; and a user-friendly interface for both MITL control and mission planning.

SLAM-ER was the first weapon to feature Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA), a revolutionary technological breakthrough that helps improve target acquisition in cluttered scenes, overcomes most IR countermeasures, and mitigates the effects of environmentally degraded conditions.

The SLAM-ER is also the first weapon system with a moving target capability from standoff ranges. The SLAM-ER can be launched and controlled by F/A-18C/D, P-3s, and S-3 platforms. It can also be controlled by the F/A-18E/F. The SLAM-ER is extremely accurate and has the best Circular Area of Probable (CEP) in the U.S. Navy inventory. The SLAM-ER remains the U.S. Navy only precision SOAD weapon.