The missile is currently produced by Raytheon Missiles & Defense. The AGM-65 has two types of warhead: one has a contact fuze in the nose, the other has a heavyweight warhead fitted with a delayed-action fuze, which penetrates the target with its kinetic energy before detonating. Since its introduction into service, numerous Maverick versions had been designed and produced using electro-optical, laser, and imaging infrared guidance systems. The Maverick served during the Vietnam, Yom Kippur, Iran–Iraq, and Persian Gulf Wars, along with other smaller conflicts, destroying enemy forces and installations with varying degrees of success.
Since then, it has been exported to more than 30 countries and is certified on 25 aircraft. It entered service with the United States Air Force in August 1972. It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, and is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities.ĭevelopment began in 1966 at Hughes Aircraft Company as the first missile to use an electronic contrast seeker. The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support.
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