AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER

{{Infobox weapon | name = AGM-84K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response) | image = F-18C with SLAM-ER missile and AWW-13 pods in flight.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = An F/A-18 Hornet carrying one SLAM-ER missile (top) and two AN/AWW-13 datalink pods (bottom) | origin = United States | type = Long-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile | is_ranged = | is_explosive = | is_vehicle = | is_missile = yes | is_UK =  | service = 2000–present<ref name= "usnavy">{{cite web |url= http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2200&tid=1100&ct=2 |title=SLAM-ER Missile |publisher= The US Navy | work = Fact File United |date=20 Feb 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200726174727/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2200&tid=1100&ct=2 |archive-date= 2020-07-26}}</ref> | used_by = United States and its allies | wars = Global War on Terrorism * Iraq War * Operation Enduring Freedom | designer = | design_date = | manufacturer = Boeing<ref name= "usnavy" /> | unit_cost = US$500,000–3,033,468 (2020)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2185990/ |title=Contracts For May 13, 2020: Navy | publisher = Defense |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200807155244/https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2185990/ |archive-date=2020-08-07 |url-status= dead}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2168997/slam-er-missile/|title=SLAM-ER Missile|work=United States Navy | publisher = Navy}}</ref> | production_date = | number = | variants = AGM-84H (2000–2)<ref name=Directory>Parsch, Andreas. [https://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-84.html "AGM/RGM/UGM-84." ''Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles''.] 2008. 22 July 2013.</ref> AGM-84K (2002–present) | spec_label = | weight = {{convert|674.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="usnavy" /> | length = {{convert|4.37|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="usnavy" /> | part_length = | width = | height = | diameter = {{convert|34.3|cm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="usnavy" /> | crew = | passengers =  | cartridge = | cartridge_weight = | caliber = | barrels = | action = | rate = | velocity = | range = | max_range = | feed = | sights =  | filling = WDU-40/B penetrating BF | filling_weight = 360 kg (800 lb) | detonation = | yield =  | armour = | primary_armament = | secondary_armament = | engine = Teledyne CAE J402-CA-400<ref>https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/navy/ntsp/agm-84-d_2002.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwin7YmQtr3gAhXyQ98KHX12CWMQFjAGegQIDBAB&usg=AOvVaw2_aG8taXAo2pLyFPfF7k-9 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> | engine_power = > {{cvt|600|lbf|kN}} thrust | pw_ratio = | transmission = | payload_capacity = | suspension = | clearance = | fuel_capacity = | vehicle_range = {{convert|270|km|mi}}<ref name="FAS">[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/agm-84.htm "AGM-84 Harpoon / SLAM [Stand-Off Land Attack Missile]."] ''Military Analysis Network''. Federation of American Scientists, 22 July 2013. Web. 22 July 2013.</ref> | speed = 855{{nbsp}}km/h (531{{nbsp}}mph, 0.700{{nbsp}}Mach)<ref name="FAS" /> | guidance = Inertial navigation system supplemented by the Global Positioning System (GPS)<ref name="usnavy" /> Infrared homing terminal guidance<ref name="usnavy" /> Command guidance data link to controlling aircraft<ref name= "usnavy" /> DSMAC Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)<ref name="Directory"/> | steering =  | wingspan = {{convert|2.43|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="usnavy" /> | propellant = | ceiling = | altitude = | depth = | boost = | accuracy = | launch_platform = F/A-18C/D Hornet<ref name="usnavy" /> F/A-18E/F Super Hornet<ref name= "usnavy" /> F-15E Strike Eagle P-3C Orion<ref name= "usnavy" /> P-8 Poseidon<ref name="usnavy" /> and allied air forces, including the South Korean Air Force and the Turkish Air Force Past: S-3 Viking, A-6 Intruder | transport = }}

The '''AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response)''' is an advanced stand off precision-guided, air-launched cruise missile produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security for the United States Armed Forces and their allies. Developed from the AGM-84E SLAM (Standoff Land Attack Missile, itself developed by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems from the McDonnell Douglas Harpoon anti-ship missile), the SLAM-ER is capable of attacking land and sea targets medium to long range (over 155 nautical miles/270 km maximum).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Katie |date=October 2015 |title=Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) |url=https://www.boeing.co.kr/resources/ko_KR/Seoul-International/2015/SLAM-ER.pdf |access-date=August 25, 2022 |publisher=Boeing |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519052007/https://www.boeing.co.kr/resources/ko_KR/Seoul-International/2015/SLAM-ER.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The SLAM-ER relies on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and infrared imaging for its navigation and control, and it can strike both moving and stationary targets.

The SLAM-ER can be remotely controlled while in flight, and it can be redirected to another target after launch if the original target has already been destroyed, or is no longer considered to be dangerous (command guidance).<ref name= "usnavy" /><ref name="boeing">{{cite web |url= http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/missiles/slam/docs/SLAM-ER_overview.pdf |title=Boeing SLAM-ER Backgrounder |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120417062827/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/missiles/slam/docs/SLAM-ER_overview.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-17}}</ref> The SLAM-ER is a very accurate weapon; as of 2009 it had the best circular error probable (CEP) of any missile used by the U.S. Navy.<ref name="usnavy"/>

==History== {{stack|thumb|AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER}} In 1999, Boeing and the U.S. Navy conducted a live fire of a SLAM-ER from an F/A-18 Hornet on the decommissioned USS Dale (CG-19) off the coast of Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2000-02-02-U.S.-Navy-Conducts-Live-Warhead-Firing-of-Boeing-SLAM-ER|last=Frost |first=Patricia |title=U.S. Navy Conducts Live Warhead Firing of Boeing SLAM ER|work=Boeing|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref>

The SLAM-ER obtained initial operating capability in June 2000. A total of three SLAM-ER missiles were fired by the U.S. Navy during the Iraq War,<ref>Cordesman, Anthony H. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7cU8Kpzu9osC&dq=AGM-84+iraq+war+tactics&pg=PA296 ''The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons.''] (Washington: CSIS Press, 2003) 296.</ref> and the missile was also used during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

The General Electric Company provides an Automatic Target Recognition Unit (ATRU) for the SLAM-ER<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geaviationsystems.com/Products--/Digital/Mission-and-Stores-Management-Systems/Missile-Subsystems/Automatic-Target-Recognition-Unit--ATRU-/index.asp |title=Automatic Target Recognition Unit (ATRU) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115033201/http://www.geaviationsystems.com/Products--/Digital/Mission-and-Stores-Management-Systems/Missile-Subsystems/Automatic-Target-Recognition-Unit--ATRU-/index.asp |archive-date=2010-01-15}}</ref> that processes prelaunch and postlaunch targeting data, allows high speed video comparison (DSMAC), and enables the SLAM-ER to be used in a true "fire and forget" manner. It also includes a "man-in-the-loop" mode, where the pilot or weapons system officer can designate the point of impact precisely, even if the target has no distinguishing infrared signature.<ref name="boeing" />

It can be launched and controlled by a variety of aircraft including the F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Super Hornet, F-16 Block 50+ and P-3C Orion, as well as by some F-15E Strike Eagle. The S-3B Viking was also able to launch and control the SLAM-ER. The South Korean Air Force's version of the F-15E Strike Eagle, the F-15K Slam Eagle, has been capable of launching and controlling the SLAM-ER since 2006 in test exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q1/060327b_nr.html |title=F-15K Makes History with SLAM-ER Release |date=27 Mar 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204071903/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q1/060327b_nr.html |archive-date=4 February 2012 }}</ref>

In 2020, a proposal was put to Congress to allow the sale of the SLAM-ER to Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/us/politics/us-arms-sale-taiwan-china.html |title=U.S. Pushes Large Arms Sale to Taiwan, Including Jet Missiles That Can Hit China |last=Wong |first=Edward|newspaper=The New York Times |date=17 September 2020 |access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>

In March 2025, US Navy deployed AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles to strike Houthi targets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Reveals GBU-53/B StormBreaker 'SDB II' Deployed In Action Against Houthis |url=https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/25/gbu-53-stormbreaker-deployed-against-houthis/ |website=The Aviationist |date=25 March 2025 }}</ref>

==Operators== {{stack|thumb|Map with SLAM-ER operators in blue}} * {{SAU}}<ref name=SAUAE10.8>{{cite web|url=https://defense-update.com/20131017_gulf_states_strike_weapons.html|title=Washington Beef up the Gulf States with 10,000 Strike Weapons Worth US$10 Billion|publisher=Defense Update|access-date=21 October 2013|date=17 October 2013}}</ref> * {{KOR}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/q1/nr_040311m.html|publisher=Boeing|title=Republic of Korea Chooses Boeing SLAM-ER Missile|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014033758/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/q1/nr_040311m.html|archive-date=14 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * {{TWN}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2020-10-22/us-approves-slam-er-and-ms-110-pods-taiwan|title=U.S. Approves SLAM-ER and MS-110 Pods for Taiwan|first=Chen|last=Chuanren|website=Aviation International News}}</ref> * {{TUR}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deagel.com/news/n000001762|title=SLAM-ER and Harpoon Foreign Military Sales|website=www.deagel.com}}</ref> * {{UAE}}<ref name=SAUAE10.8 /> * {{flag|United States}} {{clear}}

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==External links== * {{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2200&tid=1100&ct=2 |title=US Navy Fact File: SLAM-ER |publisher=The US Navy – Fact File United |date=20 Feb 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726174727/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2200&tid=1100&ct=2 |archive-date=2020-07-26}} * [https://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-84.html Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) AGM/RGM/UGM-84 Harpoon], Designation Systems * {{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/missiles/slam/index.htm |title=Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response SLAM ER |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922065018/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/missiles/slam/index.htm |archive-date=2012-09-22}}

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