RGM-84 Harpoon Block II
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United StatesManufacturer: Boeing
«Harpoon Block II»
CruiseAnti-shipUnited States2009In service
Western standard anti-ship missile; Block II adds GPS and littoral land-attack capability.
Cruise//Anti-ship
ID — RGM-84-HARPOON-BLOCK-IIUnited States · Boeing
Harpoon Block II
Western standard anti-ship missile; Block II adds GPS and littoral land-attack capability.
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Identity
- Designation
- RGM-84 Harpoon Block II
- Alias
- Harpoon Block II
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2009
- Category
- Cruise
- All sub-types
- Anti-ship
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 124 km
- Top speed
- Mach 0.85
- Guidance
- INS + GPS + radar attivo (J-band)
- Warhead
- HE penetrante 221 kg WDU-18/B
- CEP
- 3 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Nave / sottomarino / aereo / lanciatore costiero
- Length
- 4.6 m
- Launch weight
- 691 kg
- Unit cost
- 1.4 M USD
Production & inventory
- Annual production
- ≈70/anno (Boeing St. Charles)
- Estimated inventory
- Oltre 7.500 esemplari prodotti complessivi
- Unit cost
- 1.4 M USD
Combat use
- ▸Persian Gulf 1988 (Praying Mantis) — Iranian frigate Sahand and other units sunk.
- ▸Libya 1986, Iraq 1991.
- ▸Ukraine 2022 — sank the tug Vasily Bekh, contributing to Russian naval isolation.
Tags
Anti-ship
Main operators
United StatesUnited KingdomJapanUkraineSouth Korea
History
Operational since 1977, Harpoon is the most widely fielded Western anti-ship missile. Block II (2009) integrates the JDAM INS/GPS module and improved radar antenna.
Ukraine fielded it from coastal launchers to push the Black Sea Fleet out of nearshore waters.
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