OVERVIEW: The AGM-142A Raptor HAVE NAP, is a solid fuel short-to-medium range, electro-optical guided, air-to-ground missile  
designed for precision attack against large, high-value targets from stand-off ranges.  

DETAILS: The AGM-142A Raptor uses a GPS-aided inertial guidance system that pilots the missile towards the target, switching to a datalinked  electo-optical (TV) seeker, enabling either the launching platform or another platform to designate the target in the terminal phase.  The AGM-142A can attack its target using either a low level "pop up" or a steep dive from high altitude. The modular warhead section can be fitted with either a HE blast/fragmentation warhead or a high-penetration warhead.  

NOTES:  The AGM-142A is also known as the "Popeye." Initially developed for the Israel, the AGM-142 entered IAF service in  
1985.  It entered service with the USAF in 1990. Variants are also used by Turkey, South Korea, India and Austalia.  The  
seeker head is modular, and can be fitted with either a TV (AGM-142A) or an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker (AGM-142B).


SOURCES:  Jane's Air-Launched Weapons, Popeye 1,2 (AGM Have Nap/Have Lite/Raptor), 22 October 2014 ; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Popeye (missile)." Accessed November 2, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_(missile) ; GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information. "AGM-142 Raptor / Have Nap / Popeye - Smart Weapons." Accessed November 2, 2014. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/agm-142.htm.

