Russian soldiers have found fragments of the US-made AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile, or HARM, at their location after a Ukrainian missile attack.
The AGM-88 HARM is a passive air-to-ground sensor missile designed to search and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems.
The connection of the fragment to this type of missile can be demonstrated by an inscription on a remaining tail part that was discovered on a photo that has been widely circulated on social networks.
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The photo shows what appears to be an AGM-88 HARM missile’s BSU-60 A/B stabilizer with Serial Number QLN 406384.
The AGM-88 can detect, strike, and destroy targets with minimal crew input. The proportional guidance system tracks enemy radar emissions with a fixed antenna and a seeker at the missile’s arrowhead. A dual, smokeless, smokeless, rocket booster. The F-16C is the only aircraft in the Air Force’s current inventory to use the AGM-88.
According to some reports, like a report from The BattlefieldThe Ukrainian military used HARM missiles in a ground-to-ground configuration.
On top of that, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was recently quoted by Ukrainian media as saying anti-radiation missiles would be sent to Ukraine in a national address:
“…We will get special anti-radar missiles that we didn’t have before. This will allow you and I to effectively destroy [the enemy’s – ed.] The radar system, which is essentially blinding the enemy, will give us the opportunity to gain an advantage for a counterattack.”
It is not yet clear if this is related to HARM development, but it seems very possible. The $270 million aid package that Reznikov mentioned was announced at the end of July.
