Maverick Missile

[robsta83]

Hi,
Just a newbie question, what is the speed of the Maverick, the USN has it as "classified" but for a 30 yo missile some one would no by now I think, would I be wrong to presume it supersonic? I had a look but can't find anything else and in comparison against a Penguin what is better at end of day I have looked but cant decide?

[cosmos]

It would seem that certain subjects are silent ,maybe for good reasons or that no one wants to comment on certains questions.It is like making a statement about the Missile that Iran came up with one how to effect the magnetic sphere around the Earth.An example would be like this,would you tell everyone where your favorite fishing hole is?No you would not,because there would not be anymore fish there.But with your family you would,because they would respect you,and not horde all the fish.:cool: My Father would always say things like I would say,because it would be the truth.Sometimes you must find a way of painting with words to describe what you are trying to get something across to someone or many people.It's if I say I have an Ideal how to pull the plug on Iran's missile,someone would say ,prove it,or yeah ladeda,but when you did prove it,they are right there trying to pat you on the back "way to go."Anyway,I don't have all the answers,but it would help,it goes alot faster than aanything,We have come up with yet.Does not help?:cool: Cosmos

[gf0012-aust]

It would seem that certain subjects are silent ,maybe for good reasons or that no one wants to comment on certains questions.

Got it in one. ;)

It's still an operational and fielded system - so there will be no meaningful data made available apart from the usual generic sites like FAS and GlobalSec.

[Rich]

The maverick is in the high subsonic range, about 1150 km per hour. Its easy to make a warhead that can change course. All you have to do is put another rocket motor on the re-entry vehicle itself. You can then program course changes into the guidance package.

[robsta83]

Thanks for the replies,
I just found it interesting that there was still some openly classified detail, espscially with it being rather widely distrubuted among different countries NZ one example sure they I guess they got them when they first got the Scooters, back when the US liked NZ :D, but that is another post.

[Sea Toby]

Basically the Maverick is an American missile and the Penguin is a Swedish missile. They are both good missiles, which one is better is questionable. I rather like to think which one is better supported rather than better. The U.S. Navy uses both, but have many more Mavericks in their inventory.

From Combat Fleets of the World:
Penguin Mk2 Mod. 7 (AGM-119B)
Length 3.00 m
Diameter 0.28 m
Wingspan 1.40 m (0.56 m folded)
Weight 385 kg
Warhead Bullpup Mk 19 (120 kg SAP with 50 kg explosive)
Range 21 + n.m.
Initially tested for the U.S. navy in 1982-83 as a surface ship-launched weapon, Penguin was procured for launch by SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS-III helicopters. Has solid-fueled rocket propulsion, programmable inertial mid-course guidance, and infrared terminal homing. Only 193 operational weapons were planned for procurement; total procurement was later reduced to only 106, vastly increasing the unit cost, and only 28 helicopters were modified to carry the missile. First became operational 5-94. In 8-95 Congress expressed a desire for the Navy to request additional missiles for FY 97; an order for six more for delivery by 4-99 was placed with Kongsberg in 7-97 at avery uneconomical total cost of US $6.05 million.

Maverick (AGM-65E and AGM-65F)
Length 2.49 m
Diameter 0.305 m
Wingspan 0.72 m
Weight E: 293 kg F: 307 kg
Range 50 n.m.
Developed from the Air Force AGM-65D, the AGM-65E is a laser-designated, air launched missile for the Marine Corps, while the AGM-65F version for the Navy on F/A-18 aircraft uses infrared homing. Both have the same 136-kg penetrator, with 56.8-kg blast-fragment warhead. Rapid escalation of price initially forced scaling back of procurement, although thousands have been purchased and remain in service.

[RA1911]

Basically the Maverick is an American missile and the Penguin is a Swedish missile.

As a norwegian I've got to point out that it's a norwegian missile. It's not in use by the norwegian armed forces anymore as far as I know, but the new NSM (Naval Strike Missile) will be in use on Norways new "Fridtjof Nansen"-class frigattes and "Skjold"-class patrol boats when they enter service.

http://www.kongsberg.com/eng/kda/products/missiles_space/missiles/naval/

[cosmos]

Sea Toby,you know your missiles.Knowledge is an awesome tool to use it for good or use it for evil.It is our choice.I guess it comes right down to what we do with the knowledge we get.My inventions will never be used for destruction to any human being.That is my choice,and all of you have your choices too.But what we should or not should do is up to the ones who are in charge.One kind of war can be cold hearted,the other is a Holy war.I see we can only sit back watch,because if we can't change it,we have to accept it the way it is.I am part of a team of people who say yes and no to what kind of movies should not or should be filmed from Hollywood to the general public.Anyway thanks for allowing me here to share what little I know about life.Life is a stage,and we are all actors,so take action and do something nice for someone ,and don't let them know that you did it.You will be blessed indeed.cosmos:rel