OVERVIEW: The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) is a high speed, solid fuel, long-range, anti-radiation missile using a GPS/MMW active radar and radar homing seeker designed to attack enemy radars.

DETAILS: The AGM-88G is intended for use in the SEAD role, attacking hostile radar positions outside the effective range of most long-range surface-to-air missiles, thereby improving the safety of the carrier platform. 

It significantly upgrades the earlier AGM-88E by  using  a dual-pulse solid rocket motor, increases its range.   It also uses a re-designed missile body, with two longitudinal strip wing surfaces fused to the body providing additional lift and drag reduction, further increasing range, while reducing RCS.  The control surfaces have been moved aft, increasing maneuverability.  It is also designed to be modular, to allow for rapid integration of new capabilities.  It retains the AGM-88 B/C's warhead. 

The AARGM-ER retains the AGM-88E’s networked multi-mode guidance system.  This features a GPS-assisted inertial navigation system (INS) to get the missile to the general target area. It then switches over to an M-band MMW (millimeter-wave) radar seeker, allowing the weapon to home in on target emitters even if they shut down and an anti-radiation homing (ARH) seeker.  These features allow the weapon to be used against a non-emitting target, while the GPS allows the AARGM to set impact and avoidance zones, minimizing the risk of collateral damage.  The AARGM also used an Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) system and Weapon Impact Assessment (WIA) subsystem providing battle damage impact assessment immediately prior to impact. 

The AGM-88G's networked allows it to be launched using information from offboard sensors or fired 'blind' toward a general area, receiving updated data on the target location in-flight, thereby adding flexibility, as well as unpredictability for enemy forces.



SPECIFICATION:
Weight: 	468 kilograms (1030 lb)
Range: 	119 nm (est, minimum)
Speed: 	1231 Knts (2,280 km/h) (est., minimum)
Guidance system: Passive radar homing with home-on-jam, GPS/INS and MMW active radar homing in E variant. 500-20,000 MHz for AGM-88C
Warhead: 

NOTES:  IOC: 2023.  Compatible with the FA-18E/F, EA-18G, and F-35.  As of 2023, Surface to surface versions are planned.
 

SOURCES: 
"Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range Completes Second Successful Missile Live Fire." Northrop Grumman Newsroom. Accessed June 15, 2023. https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/advanced-anti-radiation-guided-missile-extended-range-completes-second-successful-missile-live-fire. ; Pike, John. "AGM-88E Advanced Anti- Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)." GlobalSecurity.org. Last modified January 7, 2021. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/aargm-er.htm. ; Trevithick, Joseph, and Tyler Rogoway. "Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35." The Drive. Last modified January 24, 2018. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17947/navy-orders-development-of-new-air-defense-blasting-missile-that-will-fit-inside-f-35.



