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Home» News»Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Lot 8 Full Rate Production of the AGM-88E AARGM
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U.S. Navy file picture: The AARGM is test fired from an F/A-18F at China Lake, Calif. in June 2012

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Lot 8 Full Rate Production of the AGM-88E AARGM

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced it has been awarded a $167 million contract by the U.S. Navy for Lot 8 Full Rate Production of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM).

Xavier Vavasseur 31 Jul 2019

This contract includes options for increased quantities for the Department of the Navy, missiles for the Italian Air Force and missiles for foreign military sales.

“AARGM is able to rapidly engage air-defense threats. We are proud to provide our warfighters with this advanced and affordable capability.”



Cary Ralston, vice president and general manager, defense electronic systems, Northrop Grumman

The AARGM mission is Suppression and/or Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD/DEAD). Its primary targets are re-locatable Integrated Air Defense (IAD) targets and targets that utilize shutdown tactics. AARGM counters enemy shutdown capability through the use of a multi-mode seeker.

The AARGM system is an upgrade and compliment to the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM).  The AARGM System Development and Demonstration (SD&D) program designed and produced a new Guidance Section, and modified the existing Control Section, which are coupled with the legacy HARM Rocket Motor and Warhead Section, wings and fins.  AARGM baseline capabilities include an expanded target set, counter-shutdown capability, advanced signals processing for improved detection and locating, geographic specificity providing aircrew the opportunity to define missile-impact zones and impact-avoidance zones, and a weapon impact-assessment broadcast capability providing for battle damage assessment cueing.

AARGM Extended Range (AARGM-ER) was a new start in FY16.  The AARGM-ER incorporates hardware and software modifications to improve AGM-88E AARGM capabilities to include extended range, survivability and effectiveness against future threats. The AARGM ER will be integrated on the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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