US Navy, Italy to get Northrop’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles

Alliant Techsystems Operations, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, has won a $10.6 million modification contract for the full rate production Lot 8 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) meant for the US Navy and Italy.

This modification provides for conversion of government-provided AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs) into 4 AGM-88E AARGM all up rounds (AURs) for the Navy; and 11 AGM-88E AARGM AURs for the government of Italy, to include related supplies and services necessary for their manufacture, sparing, and fleet deployment, the US Department of defense said in a statement Wednesday.

Work is expected to be completed in March 2022.

The AARGM is a supersonic, medium-range, air-launched tactical missile compatible with US and allied strike aircraft, including all variants of the F/A-18, Tornado, EA-18G, F-16, EA-6B, and F-35 (external). The AARGM features an advanced, digital, anti-radiation homing sensor, millimeter wave (MMW) radar terminal seeker, Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) guidance, net-centric connectivity, and Weapon Impact Assessment transmit (WIA). Missile Impact Transmitter capability is available for approved customers. The missile offers extended-range engagement, as well as organic, in-cockpit emitter targeting capability and situational awareness.