Raytheon announced its milestone delivery of its 2,000th Griffin lightweight tactical missile. The missile is smaller than the Hellfire mis...
Raytheon announced its milestone delivery of its 2,000th Griffin lightweight tactical missile. The missile is smaller than the Hellfire missile reducing the potential for collateral damage.
The 2000th missile is the Griffin Block III configuration that features a new seeker for improved targeting performance and a multi-effects warhead system that increases the missile's operational effectiveness.
Griffin Block III recently completed successful operational test and should be fielded with operational units in the coming months.
Griffin is a multi-platform, multi-service weapon that has a proven track record for successful rapid integration on land, sea and air assets. The combat-proven Griffin AGM-176A is an aft-eject missile designed for employment from platforms such as the C-130 aircraft. The Griffin BGM-176B is a forward-firing missile that launches from rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, ground-launch applications and maritime platforms. The Griffin missile is 43 inches long, weighs 33 pounds, has a 13-pound warhead, and is integrated on Air Force AC-130W Stinger II, USMC KC-130J Harvest Hawk, and USN Cyclone-class Patrol Coastal platforms.
