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By: United States Pentagon, Obtained from NEBBS military board

                    "Weapons of the United States Military"


5 INCH-54 CALIBER LIGHTWEIGHT
GUN

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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
The 54 caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun
provides surface combatants accurate naval
gunfire against fast, highly maneuverable
surface targets, air threats and shore targets
during amphibious operations.

BACKGROUND:
This lightweight gun system offers significant
improvements in reliability and
maintainability over the 54-caliber Mk 42
gun systems.  The Mk 45 is controlled by
either the Mk 86 Gun Fire Control System or
the Mk 160 Gun Computing System. 
Deliveries began in 1971 and will continue
through the 1990's for CG 47 and the DDG
51 classes.  

POINT OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office, Naval Sea Systems
Command (OOD); Washington, DC 20360;
(202) 692-6920
                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Fully-automatic, lightweight gun mount. 
Range:
13 nautical miles (14.9 statue miles)
Type of Fire:
16-20 rounds per minute automatic
Magazine Capacity:
475-500 rounds per magazine.
Caliber:
5 inch (12.7 cm)
Date Deployed:
1971 (Mark 45)



(MGS)

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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
The MK-38 is a 25-mm (one inch diameter)
heavy machine gun, effective to 2,700 yards
(2,457 meters).

BACKGROUND:
The MK 38 MGS was employed aboard
various combatant and auxiliary ships in the
Mid-East Force escort operations and during
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. 
The weapons are maintained in a rotatable
pool, available for temporary installation on
various deploying ships and permanent
installation on certain amphibious and
auxiliary ships, patrol craft and Coast Guard
cutters.

POINT OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office, Naval Sea Systems
Command (OOD); Washington, DC 20360;
(202) 692-6920
                         GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Single barrel, air cooled, semi- and full-automatic, manually trained
and elevated machine gun system
Contractor:
Designed and assembled by Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center;
components procured from various contractors
Range:  
2700 yards (2,457 meters)
Guidance System:  
Unstabilized, manually trained and elevated
Type of Fire:  
Single shot; 175 rounds per minute automatic
Caliber:  
25 mm (1 inch)
Date Deployed:  
1986
SYSTEM


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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
A lightweight, rapid-fire three-inch gun
mounted on small combat vessels.

BACKGROUND:
Because of performance, lightweight and low
manning requirements, the MK 75 is suited
for installation on small combat vessels. 
Current usage includes one gun mount each
for some Navy frigates and hydrofoils, and
for one gun mount each for the larger Coast
Guard cutters.  The Mark 75 was
provisionally approved for service use in
September 1975.
     The Naval Systems Division (NSD)
of FMC Corporation and General Electric
Co. (Ordnance Systems Division) were both
licensed by the gun's designer, OTO Melara
of La Spezia, Italy, and competed for the right
to manufacture the MK-75 in the United
States.  In 1975, FMC/NSD won the
competition.  Since 1981, however, all MK
75 buys have been competed for by
FMC/NSD and OTO Melara.
     The first United States produced gun
mount was delivered in August 1978.

POINT OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office, Naval Sea Systems
Command (OOD); Washington, DC 20360;
(202) 692-6920
                         GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Single barrel, lightweight, water-cooled,
rapid fire, remote controlled, dual purpose
automatic enclosed naval gun
Contractor:
Designed by OTO Melara, Italy
Manufactured by FMC Naval Systems
Division and OTO Melara
Range:
10 nautical miles (11.5 statue miles, 18.4 km)
Guidance System:
Remotely controlled
Type of Fire:
80 rounds per minute automatic
Caliber:
76 mm (3 inch)
Date Deployed:
1977 (USS Oliver Hazard Perry)

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SERVICE:  All

DESCRIPTION:
The M-9 is a 9mm double-action semi-
automatic pistol, with a 15-shot magazine.

FEATURES:
Designed to replace the M-1911A1 .45
caliber pistol and the .38 caliber revolver in
the military inventory, the M-9 Beretta pistol
is carried by service members who do not
carry rifles, such as law enforcement
personnel, tankers, and aviators.  It can be
fired effectively by right-handed or left-
handed shooters.

BACKGROUND:
The adoption of the M-9 pistol was the result
of a congressional mandate to equip all U.S.
services with a standard handgun.  Beretta
USA has a contract to produce 315,930
weapons.  As of January 1992, 262,932 M-9
pistols had been delivered.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Navy:  Office of Navy Information (703)
697-5320
Marine Corps:  Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, Division of Public Affairs, (703)
614-1492
Army:  Army Public Affairs (703) 697-7589
Air Force:  Secretary of the Air Force Public
Affairs/Media Relations (703) 695-0640
Coast Guard:  Commandant, U.S. Coast
Guard, Attn: G-CP (202) 267-1933

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Personal protection
Contractor:
Beretta USA, Accokeek, Md.
Caliber:
9mm
Weight (loaded):
2.16 lbs (1.17 kg)
Length:
8.5 inches (21.6 cm)
Ammunition:
NATO standard 9mm ball
Ammunition feed:
Magazine
Maximum effective range:
50 meters (165 feet)
Magazine capacity:
15 rounds



CLOSE-IN WEAPONS SYSTEM

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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
Fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun
system.

FEATURES:
Phalanx provides US Navy ships with a
terminal defense against anti-ship missiles
that have penetrated other fleet defenses. 
Designed to engage anti-ship cruise missiles
and fixed-wing aircraft at short range,
Phalanx automatically engages functions
usually performed by separate, independent
systems such as search, detection, threat
evaluation, acquisition, track, firing, target
destruction, kill assessment and cease fire.

BACKGROUND:
The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
(CIWS) underwent operational tests and
evaluation onboard the USS Bigelow in
1977, and exceeded maintenance and
reliability specifications.  PHALANX
production started in 1978 with orders for 23
USN and 14 Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
systems.  As of November 1992 more than
750 systems have been manufactured.  The
upgrade program includes these
improvements.  FY86: increased elevation
coverage and magazine capacity; FY88:
increased search sensitivity and rate of fire;
FY90: increased reliability.

POINT OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office, Naval Sea Systems
Command (OOD); Washington, DC 20360;
(202) 602-6920

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Anti-ship missile defense
Contractor:
Hughes Missile Systems Company (formerly General Dynamics' Pomona Division,
sold to Hughes in 1992)
Weight:
12,500 pounds (5,625 kg)
Later models: 13,600 pounds (6,120 kg)
Range:
Classified
Gun Type:
M-61A1 Gatling
Type of Fire:
3,000 rounds per minute
Later models: 4,500 rounds/min (starting 1988 production, Pneumatic Gun
Drive)
Magazine Capacity:
989 rounds
Later models: 1,550 rounds
Caliber:
20mm
Ammunition:
Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS), Depleted Uranium sub-caliber 
penetrator.  Penetrator changed to Tungsten 1988.
Sensors:
Self-contained search and track radar
Date Deployed:
1980 (aboard USS Coral Sea)
Later models: 1988 (aboard USS Wisconsin)












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SERVICES:
Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard

DESCRIPTION:
The AGM-84D Harpoon is an all-weather,
over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system.

FEATURES:
The Harpoon's active radar guidance,
warhead design, and low-level, sea-
skimming cruise trajectory assure high
survivability and effectiveness.
     The missile is capable of being
launched from surface ships, submarines, or
(without the booster) from aircraft.  The
AGM-84D has been adapted for use on B-
52G bombers, which can carry from eight to
12 of the missiles.

INVENTORY:
Classified

BACKGROUND:
Originally developed for the Navy to serve
as its basic anti-ship missile for fleetwide
use, the AGM-84D also has been adapted for
use on the Air Force's B-52G bombers.  The
AGM-84D was first introduced in 1977, and
on the Navy's P-3 aircraft in 1979.
     The 42nd Bombardment Wing, Loring
Air Force Base, Maine, was first Air Force
unit tasked to perform the AGM-84D mission
in 1985.  The wing refined tactics and
doctrine to merge the long-range, heavy-
payload capability of the B-52 with the
proven reliability of this superior stand-off
attack weapon.  This combines to provide the
war-fighting capability to interdict ships at
ranges well beyond those of other aircraft.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Navy:  Public Affairs Office, Naval Sea
Systems Command (00D), Washington, D.C.
20362, (202) 692-6920;  
Air Force:  Air Combat Command, Public Affairs Office,
90 Oak Street, Langley AFB, VA 23665-2191,
(804) 764-5007;  
Coast Guard:  U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant G-CP, 
Public Affairs, (202) 267-1933.

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Air, surface, or submarine launched anti-surface (anti-ship) cruise
missile.
Contractor:
McDonnell Douglas
Power Plant:
Teledyne Turbojet and solid propellant booster for surface and submarine
launch.
Thrust:
660 pounds (approximately 594 kilograms)
Length:
12 feet, 7 inches (3.79 meters) -- air launched; 15 feet (4.55 meters)
-- surface and submarine launched.
Weight:
1,145 pounds (515.25 kilograms) -- air launched; 1,470 pounds (661.5 
kilograms) -- submarine or ship launched from box or canister launcher.
Diameter:
13.5 inches (34.29 centimeters)
Wing Span:
3 feet (91.44 centimeters) with booster fins and wings.
Range:
Over-the-horizon, in excess of 60 nautical miles.
Speed:
High Subsonic
Guidance:
Sea-skimming cruise monitored by radar altimeter, active radar terminal 
homing.
Warhead:
Penetration high-explosive blast (488 pounds/224 kilograms)
Unit Cost:
$720,000
Date Deployed:
1985

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SERVICES:  All

FEATURES:
The M-16A2 is a lightweight 5.56mm
(approx .22 caliber) rifle with a 30-shot
magazine.  The weapon was designed for
either automatic (three-round bursts) or
semiautomatic (single shot) fire.  The bottom
of the trigger guard opens to provide access
to the trigger when the shooter is wearing
gloves or mittens.  A compensator helps keep
the muzzle down during firing.

BACKGROUND:
The M-16A2 is a product improvement of the
M-16A1 rifle, with these features:
     a heavier, stiffer barrel that can fire a
     NATO standard 5.56mm cartridge;
     a muzzle compensator that curbs
     "riding up" of the barrel;
     a burst control that limits the number
     of rounds fired in automatic mode to
     three per trigger pull;
     an improved rear sight;
     a new buttstock and pistol grip made
     of a tougher plastic;
     a redesigned handguard that provides
     a better grip; and
     a modified upper receiver, designed
     to prevent an ejected cartridge from
     hitting the face of a lefthanded
     shooter.

INVENTORY:
The Army was issued the M-16A2 in 1987,
and has more than 380,000 M-16A2s with an
objective to procure 620,000.  Of these,
130,000 will be modified M-16A1s.  The
Air Force has more than 200,000 M-16A2
rifles.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Navy:  Office of Navy Information (703)
697-5320
Marine Corps:  Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, Division of Public Affairs, (703)
614-1492
Army:  Army Public Affairs (703) 697-7589
Air Force:  Secretary of the Air Force Public
Affairs/Media Relations (703) 695-0640
Coast Guard:  Commandant, U.S. Coast
Guard, Attn: G-CP (202) 267-1933

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Combat Rifle
Contractors:
FN Mfg., Columbia, SC; Colt Mfg. Co., Hartford, Conn.
Unit Cost:
$420
Caliber:
5.56mm
Weight:
8.8 lbs (3.99 kg)
Range:
1,800 feet (550 meters)
Magazine capacity:
30 rounds


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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
Long-range air-to-air missile, carried in
clusters of up to six missiles on the F-14.

BACKGROUND:
The Phoenix missile is the Navy's only long-
range air-to-air missile.  It is an airborne
weapons control system with multiple-target
handling capabilities, used to kill multiple air
targets with conventional warheads.  Near
simultaneous launch is possible against up to
six targets in all weather and heavy jamming
environments.
The improved Phoenix, the AIM-54C, can
better counter projected threats from tactical
aircraft and cruise missiles.

POINT OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office; Naval Air Systems
Command (AIR 07D2); Washington, DC
20361-0701; (703)746-3791

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:  
Long-range air-launched air intercept missile
Contractor:  
Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Unit Cost:  
$477,131
Power Plant:  
Solid propellant rocket motor built by
Hercules
Length:  
13 feet (3.9 meters)
Weight:  
1,024 pounds (460.8 kg)
Diameter:  
15 inches (38.1 cm)
Wing Span:  
3 feet (.9 meters)
Range:  
In excess of 100 nautical miles 
(115 statute miles, 184 km)
Speed:  
In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph)
Guidance System:  
Semi-active and active radar homing
Warheads: 
Proximity fuse, high explosive
Warhead Weight:  
135 pounds (60.75 kg)
Date Deployed:  
1974

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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
Long range, subsonic cruise missile,
conventionally armed for anti-surface
warfare, and conventionally and nuclear
armed for land attack versions.

BACKGROUND:
Tomahawk is an all-weather submarine or
ship-launched anti-ship or land-attack cruise
missile.  After launch, a solid propellant
propels the missile until a small turbofan
engine takes over for the cruise portion of
flight.
     Tomahawk is a highly survivable
weapon.  Radar detection is difficult because
of the missile's small cross-section, low
altitude flight.  Similarly, infrared detection is
difficult because the turbofan engine emits
little heat.  The anti-ship variant of
Tomahawk uses a combined active radar
seeker and passive system to seek out,
engage and destroy a hostile ship at a long
range.
     Upgrades include: a Global
Positioning System (GPS) receiver; an
upgrade of the Digital Scene Matching Area
Correlation (DSMAC) system; and increases
in range, Time of Arrival (TOA) control, and
improved 402 turbo engines.
     The Block III variant will provide a
significant increase in range and greater
accuracy tot he Tomahawk cruise missile
family.  The Block III variant is scheduled
for FY 93.

FEATURES:
The land attack version of Tomahawk has
inertial and terrain contour matching
(TERCOM) guidance. TERCOM uses a
stored map reference to compare with the
actual terrain to determine the missile's
position.  If necessary, a course correction is
then made to place the missile on course to
the target.  The anti-ship version has a
modified Harpoon cruise missile guidance
system.  This permits Tomahawk to be
launched and fly at low altitudes in the
general direction of an enemy warship to
avoid radar detection.  At a programmed
distance, the missile begins an active radar
search to seek out, acquire and hit the target
ship.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
DOD Public Affairs Office; Program
Executive Office for the Cruise Missile
Project and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Joint
Project; Washington, DC 20361-1014; (202)
692-0565

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:   
Long-range subsonic cruise missile for anti-surface (anti-ship) 
warfare and conventional or nuclear land attack
Contractors:   
General Dynamics, Convair Division;  McDonnell Douglas
Unit Cost:          
$1.1 to 1.2 million
Power Plant:   
Williams International F107-W-R-400 cruise turbo-fan engine; 
solid-fuel booster
Length:        
18 feet 3 inches (5.56 meters); with booster: 20 feet 6 inches 
(6.25 meters)
Weight:        
2,650 pounds (1192.5 kg);  3,200 pounds (1440 kg) with booster
Diameter:           
20.4 inches (51.81 cm)
Wing Span:          
8 feet 9 inches (2.67 meters)
Range:         
Land attack, nuclear warhead: 1,350 nautical miles 
(1552.5 statute miles, 2482 km)
Land attack, conventional warhead: 600 nautical miles 
(690 statute miles, 1104 km)
Anti-ship configuration: over 250 nautical miles 
(287.5 statute miles, 460 km)
Speed:         
Subsonic - about 550 mph (880 km/h)
Guidance System:    
Active Radar Homing (anti-ship); Inertial and TERCOM (land attack)
Warheads:           
Conventional: 1,000 pounds bullpup or conventional submunitions 
dispenser with combined effect bomblets
Nuclear: W-80 warhead
Date Deployed:  
1983

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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
Surface-launched missile

FEATURES:
The Aegis missile can defeat a wide range of
targets from wave top to directly overhead. 
It is effective against anti-ship cruise
missiles and manned aircraft in all
environmental conditions.  It has all-weather
capability and outstanding abilities in chaff
and jamming environments.

BACKGROUND:
Modern anti-ship missiles can be launched
several hundred miles away in coordinated
attacks, combining air, surface and
subsurface launches, so that the missiles
arrive on target almost simultaneously.
     The Navy defends against this threat
with a number of different systems.  In a
carrier battle group, fighter aircraft provide
the outer layer of defense; Aegis coordinates
and protects the inner layer.
     In the late 1960s, the Navy developed
an Advanced Surface Missile System
(ASMS).  ASMS was renamed Aegis (after
the mythological shield of Zeus) in December
1969.  The Navy's Aegis system provides
area defense for the battle group as well as a
clear air picture for more effective
deployment of air assets.  Aegis enables
fighter aircraft to concentrate more on the
outer air battle while cruisers and destroyers
assume a greater responsibility for the battle
group area defense.  Twenty-five percent of
the Tomahawk missiles fired into Iraq came
from Aegis cruisers.

FEATURES:
The Aegis system was designed as a total
weapon system, from detection to kill.  The
heart of the system is an advanced, automatic
detect and track, multi-function phased-array
radar, the AN/SPY-1.  This high powered
(four megawatt) radar is able to perform
search, track and missile guidance functions
simultaneously with a track capacity of over
100 targets.  The first Engineering
Development Model (EDM-1) was installed
in the test ship, USS Norton Sound (AVM 1)
in 1973.
     The computer-based command and
decision element is the core of the Aegis
combat system.  This interface makes the
Aegis combat system capable of 
simultaneous operation against a multi-
mission threat: anti-air, anti-surface and anti-
submarine warfare.
     The Navy built the first Aegis
cruisers using the hull and machinery designs
of Spruance class destroyers.  The
commissioning of USS Bunker Hill (CG 52)
opened a new era in surface warfare as the
first Aegis ship outfitted with the Vertical
Launching System (VLS), allowing greater
missile selection, firepower and
survivability.  The improved AN/SPY-1B
radar went to sea in USS Princeton (CG 59),
ushering in another advance in Aegis
capabilities.  USS Chosin (CG 65)
introduced the AN/UYK-43/44 computers,
which provide increased processing
capabilities.  The 27th and final CG 47 class
cruiser will be commissioned in 1994.
     In 1980, a smaller ship was designed
using an improved sea-keeping hull form,
reduced infra-red and radar cross section and
upgrades to the Aegis Weapon System.  The
first ship of the DDG 51 class, Arleigh
Burke, was commissioned on the Fourth of
July, 1991.  Twenty-six DDG 51 class
destroyers have been appropriated through
fiscal year 1993.  Twenty-two destroyers are
currently in various stages of construction
and contracts for the four ships appropriated
in fiscal year 1993 will be awarded in early
1993.  Forty-nine destroyers are planned.
     The DDG 51 class was named after a
living person, the legendary Adm. Arleigh
Burke, the most famous destroyerman of
World War II.  The second destroyer, Barry
(DDG 52), was commissioned on Dec. 12,
1992.  The next destroyer, John Paul Jones
(DDG 53) will be commissioned in
December 1993.
     DDG 51s are constructed in flights,
allowing technological advances during
construction.  Flight II, introduced in FY
1992, incorporates improvements to the SPY
radar and the Standard missile, active
electronic countermeasures and
communications.  Flight IIA, to be introduced
in fiscal year 1994, will add a helicopter
hangar with one anti-submarine helicopter
and one armed attack helicopter.  The Aegis
program has also projected reducing the cost
of each Flight IIA ship by at least $30
million.

POINT OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office; Naval Sea Systems
Command (OOD); Washington, DC 20362;
(703) 692-6920


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SERVICES:
Air Force and Navy

DESCRIPTION:
The AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-radiation
Missile (HARM) is an air-to-surface tactical
missile designed to seek out and destroy
enemy radar-equipped air defense systems.

FEATURES:
The AGM-88 can detect, attack and destroy a
target with minimum aircrew input.  The
proportional guidance system that homes in
on enemy radar emissions has a fixed antenna
and seeker head in the missile's nose.  A
smokeless, solid-propellant, dual-thrust
rocket motor propels the missile.
     The Air Force has equipped the F-4G
Wild Weasel with the AGM-88 to increase
the F-4G's lethality in electronic combat. 
The missile works in conjunction with the
radar attack and warning system on the F-4G
Wild Weasel.  The AGM-88 can also be
employed on the F-16C.

BACKGROUND:
The HARM missile was approved for full
production in March 1983.  It is
operationally deployed throughout the Air
Force and in full production as a joint U.S.
Air Force and U.S. Navy project.
     The missile proved effective against
Libyan targets in the Gulf of Sidra in 1986,
and was used extensively by both services in
Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Air Force:  Air Combat Command, Public
Affairs Office, 90 Oak Street, Langley AFB,
VA 23665-2191, (804) 764-5007; 
Navy: Public Affairs Office, Naval Air Systems
Command (AIR-07D2), Washington, DC
20361-0701, (703) 746-3791  

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile; attack and destroy hostile radar 
installations.
Contractor:
Texas Instruments
Power Plant:
Thiokol dual-thrust, solid propellent, rocket motor
Length:
13 feet, 8 inches (4.1 meters)
Launch Weight:
800 pounds (360 kilograms)
Diameter:
10 inches (25.4 centimeters)
Wing Span:
3 feet, 8 inches (1.1 meters)
Range:
80+ miles (57+ nautical miles/91+ km)
Speed:
760+ mph (1,216 kmph)
Guidance:
Proportional/radar homing
Warhead:
Blast fragmentation; warhead weight 146 pounds (65 kg)
Unit Cost:
$284,000
Date Deployed:
1985

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SERVICES:
Air Force and Navy

DESCRIPTION:
An air-to-surface laser-guided missile

FEATURES:
The AGM-65 Maverick is a tactical, air-to-
surface guided missile designed for close air
support, interdiction, and defense
suppression.  It is effective against a wide
range of tactical targets, including armor, air
defenses, ships, ground transportation and
fuel storage facilities.
The AGM-65E (infrared targeting) version of
the Maverick is being adopted for use from
Marine Corps aircraft.  The Navy uses the F
model, with a larger improved warhead, and
infrared guidance system optimized for ship
tracking.
The AGM-65 has two types of warheads, one
with a contact fuse in the nose, the other, a
heavyweight warhead with a delayed fuse,
which penetrates the target with its kinetic
energy before firing.  The latter is very
effective against large, hard targets.  The
propulsion system for both types is a solid-
rocket motor behind the warhead.

Since as many as six Mavericks can be
carried by an aircraft, usually in three-round
underwing clusters, the pilot can engage
several targets on one mission.  The missile
also has "launch-and-leave" capability that
enables a pilot to fire it and take immediate
evasive action or attack another target as the
missile guides itself to the first target.
The AGM-65 can be launched from high
altitudes or tree-top level and can hit targets
from a few thousand feet to many miles.
An electro-optical television guidance
system projects the target scene on a cockpit
television screen.  The pilot selects the
target, locks on and fires the missile.
Later models feature a heat-tracking guidance
system that also projects the target scene on a
cockpit video screen, allowing it to operate
at night or in bad weather.

BACKGROUND:
The Air Force accepted the first AGM-65A
in August 1972 and has purchased a total of
25,750 A and B models.
The Air Force took delivery of the first D
models in October 1983, and G models in
1989.
AGM-65 missiles were employed by F-16s
and A-10s in 1991 to attack armored targets
in the Persian Gulf area during Operation
Desert Storm.  Mavericks played a large part
in the destruction of Iraq's significant military
force.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Air Force:  Air Combat Command, Public
Affairs Office, 90 Oak Street, Langley AFB,
VA 23665-2191, (804) 764-5007;
Marine Corps:  Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, Division of Public Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20380-1775; (703) 614-
1492
Navy:  Public Affairs Office, Naval Air
Systems Command (AIR-07D), Washington,
DC 20361-0701, (703) 746-3785

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:
Air-to-surface guided missile
Contractor:
Hughes Aircraft Co; Raytheon Co.
Power Plant:
Thiokol TX-481 two-stage solid-propellant rocket motor
Launch Weight:
From 462 pounds (207.90 kg) to 670 pounds (301.50 kg) depending 
upon model and warhead weight
Diameter:
One foot (30.48 centimeters)
Wing Span:
2 feet, 4 inches (71.12 centimeters)
Range:
85,000 feet maximum
Speed:
Classified
Air Force Aircraft:
A-7, A-10, F-4, F-15E, F-16 and F-111
Navy/USMC aircraft:
F-18, A-4, A-6, A-18 and AV-8B
Guidance System:
Electro-optical television in A and B models; infrared imaging, D 
and G models; laser-guided in E models; infrared-homing in F models
Warheads:
Contact fuse, 300 pounds (135 kg); delayed -fuse penetrator, heavyweight,
300 pounds (135 kg)
Unit cost:
$22,387
First Deployed:
August 1972

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SERVICES:  Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps

DESCRIPTION:
The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking,
short-range, air-to-air missile carried by
fighter aircraft.

FEATURES:
The Sidewinder has a high-explosive
warhead and an infrared heat-seeking
guidance system.  Its main components are
an infrared homing guidance section, an
active optical target detector, a high-
explosive warhead and a rocket motor.
The guidance section enables the missile to
home in on the engine exhaust of target
aircraft.  An infrared unit costs less than
other types of guidance systems and can be
used day or night in all weather conditions. 
The infrared seeker also permits the pilot to
launch the missile then leave the area or take
evasive action while the missile guides itself
to the target.

BACKGROUND:
A prototype of the Sidewinder, the AIM-9A,
was first fired successfully in September
1953.  The initial production version,
designated AIM-9B, entered the Air Force
inventory in 1956 and has been improved
upon steadily since.
The L model was the first Sidewinder with
the ability to attack from all angles, including
head-on.  The AIM-9M, currently the only
one operational, has the all-aspect capability
of the L model while providing all-around
higher performance.  The M model has
improved defense against infrared
countermeasures, enhanced background
discrimination capability, and a reduced-
smoke rocket motor.  These modifications
increase its ability to locate and lock on a
target and decrease the missile's chances for
detection.  Deliveries began in 1983.
The AIM-9M-7 was a specific modification
to AIM-9M in response to threats expected
in the Persian Gulf war zone.  The AIM-9M
and AIM-9X are future variants presently
under development.
The Sidewinder is the most widely used air-
to-air missile in the West, with more than
110,000 missiles produced for 27 nations
excluding the United States.  The AIM-9 is
one of the oldest, least expensive and most
successful missiles in the entire U.S.
weapons inventory.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Air Force:  Air Combat Command, Public
Affairs Office, 90 Oak Street, Langley AFB,
VA 23665-2191; (804)764-5007
Navy:  Public Affairs Office; Naval Air
Systems Command (AIR 07D2);
Washington, DC 20361-0701; (703)746-3791
Marine Corps:  Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps, Public Affairs Division, Washington,
DC 20380-1775; (703)614-1492

                          GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Primary Function:  
Air-to-air missile
Contractor:  
Raytheon Co.; Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp.; Loral
Power Plant:  
Thiokol Hercules and Bermite MK 36 Mod 11; single-stage, 
solid-propellant rocket motor
Length:  
9 feet 6 inches (2.89 meters)
Diameter:  
5 inches (.13 meters)
Fin Span:  
2 feet 1 inch (0.63 meters)
Speed:  
Supersonic
Warhead:  
Blast fragmentation (conventional) weighing 20.8 pounds (9.36 kg)
Launch Weight:  
190 pounds (85.5 kg)
Range:  
10+ miles (8.7 nautical , 16 km)
Guidance System:  
Solid-state infrared homing system
Unit Cost:  
$41,300
Date Deployed:  
1956
Aircraft Platforms:  
Air Force: F-4, F-15, F-16, F-111, A-7 and A-10; Navy: All fighters
and attack aircraft; Marine Corps: F/A-18, F-4, A-4, A-6, OV-10 and AH-1

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SERVICE:     Navy

DESCRIPTION:
Surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile,
mounted on surface ships.

BACKGROUND:
The Standard Missile is produced in two
major types, the SM-1 MR/SM-2 (medium
range) and the SM-2 (extended range).  It is
one of the most reliable in the Navy's
inventory.  Used against missiles, aircraft and
ships, it first came into the fleet more than a
decade ago.  It replaces Terrier and Tartar
missiles and is part of the weapons suit of
more than 100 Navy ships.
     The SM-2 (MR) is a medium range
defense weapon for Ticonderoga-class
AEGIS cruisers, Arleigh Burke-class AEGIS
destroyers, California and Virginia-class
nuclear cruisers and Kidd-class destroyers
with NTU conversions.  The nuclear-
powered cruisers USS Bainbridge, USS
Truxton, and USS Long Beach also use the
SM-2 MR.  Oliver Hazard Perry-class
frigates use the SM-1 MR.
     The SM-2 (ER) is an extended range
area defense weapon for Leahy and Belknap-
class Terrier cruisers with NTU (new threat
upgrade) conversions.  The added length of
the booster section requires the Mk 10
missile launcher to fire this weapon.

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office; Naval Sea Systems
Command (OOD); Washington, DC 20362;
202-692-6920

            GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, SM-1, SM-2 MEDIUM RANGE

Primary Function:
Surface to air missile
Contractor:
Hughes Missile Systems Company (formerly General Dynamics' Ponoma Division,
sold to Hughes in 1992) Ponoma Division; Raytheon Motorola; Morton-Thiokol;
Aerojet General and others
Unit cost:
SM-1 MR $402,500, SM-2 MR $421,400
Power plant:
Dual thrust, solid fuel rocket
Length:
14 feet, 7 inches (4.41 meters)
Weight:
SM-1:  1,100 pounds (495 kg);
SM-2:  1,380 pounds (621 kg)
Diameter:
13.5 inches (34.3 cm)
Wing Span:
3 feet 6 inches (1.08 meters)
Range:
15-20 nautical miles (17-23 statute miles)(SM-1 MR)
40-90 nautical miles (46-104 statute miles) (SM-2 MR)
Guidance system:
Semi-active radar homing
Warhead:
Proximity fuse, high explosive
Date Deployed:
1970 (SM-1 MR)
1981 (SM-2 MR)

            GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, SM-1, SM-2 EXTENDED RANGE

Primary Function:
Surface to air missile
Contractor:
Hughes Missile Systems Company (formerly General Dynamics' Ponoma Division,
sold to Hughes in 1992) Ponoma Division; Raytheon Motorola; Morton-Thiokol;
Atlantic Research and others
Unit cost:
$409,000
Power plant:
Two-stage, solid-fuel rocket; sustainer motor and booster motor
Length:
26.2 feet (7.9 meters)
Weight:
2,980 pounds (1341 kg)
Diameter:
13.5 inches (34.3 cm)
Wing Span:
5 feet 2 inches (1.6 meters)
Range:
65-100 nautical miles (75-115 statute miles)
Guidance system:
Inertial/semi-active radar homing
Warhead:
Proximity fuse, high explosive
Date Deployed:
1981

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SERVICE:  Navy

DESCRIPTION:
Self-propelled guided projectile that operates
underwater and is designed to detonate on
contact or in proximity to a target.

FEATURES:
Torpedoes may be launched from
submarines, surface ships, helicopters and
fixed-wing aircraft.  They are also used as
parts of other weapons; the Mark 46 torpedo
becomes the warhead section of the ASROC
(Anti-submarine rocket) and the Captor mine
uses a submerged sensor platform that
releases a torpedo when a hostile contact is
detected.
     The three major torpedoes in the
Navy inventory are the Mark 48 heavyweight
torpedo, the Mark 46 lightweight and the
Mark 50 advanced lightweight.
     The MK-48 is designed to combat
fast, deep-diving nuclear submarines and
high performance surface ships.  It is carried
by all Navy submarines.  The improved
version, MK-48 ADCAP, is carried by SSN
688 and SSN 637 class attack submarines
and will be carried by the Seawolf class
attack and Ohio class ballistic missile
submarines.  The MK-48 replaced both the
MK-37 and MK-14 torpedoes.
     The MK-48 has been operational in
the U.S. Navy since 1972.  MK-48 ADCAP
became operational in 1988 and was
approved for full production in 1989.
     The MK-46 torpedo is designed to
attack high performance submarines, and is
presently identified as the NATO standard. 
The MK-46 Mod 5 torpedo is the backbone
of the Navy's lightweight ASW torpedo
inventory and is expected to remain in
service until the year 2015.
     The MK-50 is an advanced
lightweight torpedo for use against the
faster, deeper-diving and more sophisticated
submarines.  The MK-50 can be launched
from all ASW aircraft, and from torpedo
tubes aboard surface combatant ships.  The
MK-50 will eventually replace the MK-46 as
the fleet's lightweight torpedo, with fleet
introduction in the early 1990s.

FEATURES:
MK-48 and MK-48 ADCAP torpedoes can
operate with or without wire guidance and
use active and/or passive homing.  When
launched they execute programmed target
search, acquisition and attack procedures. 
Both can conduct multiple reattacks if they
miss the target.
     The MK-46 torpedo (presently
available in mods 1, 2, and 5) is designed to
be launched from surface combatant torpedo
tubes, ASROC missiles and fixed and rotary 
wing aircraft.  In 1989, a major upgrade
program began to enhance the performance
of the MK-46 Mod 5 in shallow water. 
Weapons incorporating these improvements
are identified as Mod 5A and Mod 5A(S).

POINTS OF CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office; Naval Sea Systems
Command (OOD); Washington, DC 20362;
(703) 692-6920

              GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, MK-48, MK-48 (ADCAP)

Primary Function:
Heavyweight torpedo for submarines
Contractor:
Gould
Power Plant:
Piston engine; pump jet
Length:
19 feet (5.79 meters)
Weight:
3,434 lbs (1545.3 kg) (MK-48)
3,695 lbs (1662.75 kg) (MK-48 ADCAP)
Diameter:
21 inches (53.34 centimeters)
Range:
Greater than 5 miles (8 km)
Depth:
Greater than 1,200 ft (365.76 meters)
Speed:
Greater than 28 knots (32.2 mph, 51.52 kph)
Guidance System:
Wire guided and passive/active acoustic homing
Warhead:
650 lbs (292.5 kg) high explosive
Date Deployed:
1972

                  GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, MK-46 MOD 5

Primary Function:
Air and ship-launched lightweight torpedo
Contractor:
Honeywell Inc.
Power Plant:
Two-speed, reciprocating external combustion; Mono-propellant 
(Otto fuel II) fueled
Length:
102.36 in. tube launch configuration (from ship)
Weight:
517.65 lbs (warshot configuration)
Diameter:
12.75 inches
Range:
8,000 yards
Depth:
Greater than 1,200 ft (365.76 meters)
Speed:
Greater than 28 knots (32.2 mph, 51.52 kph)
Guidance System:
Homing mode: Active or passive/active acoustic homing
Launch/search mode:  Snake or circle search
Warhead:
98 lbs. of PBXN-103 high explosive (bulk charge)
Date Deployed:
1966 (Mod 0)
1979 (Mod 5)

                     GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, MK-50

Primary Function:
Air and ship-launched lightweight torpedo
Contractor:
Honeywell , Westinghouse
Power Plant:
Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System
Length:
112 inches
Weight:
750 pounds
Diameter:
12.75 inches
Speed:
40+ knots
Guidance System:
Active/passive acoustic homing
Warhead:
Approximately 100 pounds high explosive (shaped charge)

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