HARPOON (AGM/RGM/UGM-84)

In 1968, at the request of the US Navy, studies began for a new medium-range air-to-surface missile capable of attacking conventional submarines that were on the surface while recharging batteries. However, a couple of years later it was decided to change the initial requirement for another that contemplated the development of a long-range anti-ship missile that could also be launched by surface ships and submarines. Thus began the life of the most successful Western anti-ship missile to date, the McDonnell Douglas AGM-84 Harpoon.

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