Harpoon Block III
Abstract
The Harpoon Block III Weapons System was intended to upgrade and expand the capabilities of the Navy's only anti-ship, all weather missile to improve its precision in a congested, littoral environment. Modification of the RGM-84D and AGM-84D Harpoon 1C baseline missile will provide for Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy, target selectivity in a littoral environment, and in-flight target position update solutions as well as positive terminal control. It would provide total organic capability (i.e. Autonomous Surface Group capability). Specific improvements would enable significant target discrimination as well as minimized target-to-shore separation capability, Battle Hit Indications (BHI), connectivity with future network architecture, and Land Blanking capability. Harpoon Block III would provide for a concept of operations that will take advantage of existing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Platform target detection and target/weapon position updates (i.e. UAV, Helo, Fixed wing).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 1843_0604227N_7_1319_PB_2011
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