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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above hproduct" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="fn org"> BGM-109G Gryphon (GLCM)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECochranArkinHoenig1984179–184_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECochranArkinHoenig1984179–184-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG/300px-BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG/450px-BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG/600px-BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2870" data-file-height="1912" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">BGM-109G Gryphon transporter–erector–launcher (TEL) showing 4 missile launch tubes</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">long-range, all-weather, subsonic tactical/strategic <a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">cruise missile</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In service</th><td class="infobox-data">1983–1991</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Unit cost</th><td class="infobox-data">$1.3 million</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">1,200 kilograms (2,600 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">Without booster: 5.56 metres (18.2 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">0.52 metres (1.7 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Wingspan</th><td class="infobox-data">2.67 metres (8.8 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Warhead</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/W84" title="W84">W84</a> thermonuclear warhead</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Engine</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Williams_International" title="Williams International">Williams International</a> <a href="/wiki/Williams_F107" title="Williams F107">F107-WR-400</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofan</a><br />using <a href="/wiki/TH-dimer" title="TH-dimer">TH-dimer</a> fuel<br />and a solid-fuel booster</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Operational<br />range</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,780 kilometres (1,730 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Maximum speed of vehicle or missile">Maximum speed </span></th><td class="infobox-data">Subsonic—880 kilometres per hour (550 mph)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Guidance<br />system</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Inertial_guidance_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Inertial guidance system">Inertial</a>, <a href="/wiki/TERCOM" title="TERCOM">TERCOM</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Launch<br />platform</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Transporter_erector_launcher" title="Transporter erector launcher">Transporter erector launcher</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>BGM-109G Gryphon ground-launched cruise missile</b>, or <b>GLCM</b>, was a ground-launched variant of the <a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile_family)" title="Tomahawk (missile family)">Tomahawk</a> <a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">cruise missile</a> developed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> in the last decade of the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> and disarmed under the <a href="/wiki/INF_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="INF Treaty">INF Treaty</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BGM-109G_Gryphon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The BGM-109G was developed as a counter to the mobile <a href="/wiki/MRBM" class="mw-redirect" title="MRBM">MRBM</a> and <a href="/wiki/IRBM" class="mw-redirect" title="IRBM">IRBM</a> <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear missile">nuclear missiles</a> (<a href="/wiki/SS-20_Saber" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-20 Saber">SS-20 Saber</a>) deployed by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> in <a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact" title="Warsaw Pact">Eastern Bloc European countries</a>. The GLCM and the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Pershing_II" title="Pershing II">Pershing II</a> may have been the incentives that fostered Soviet willingness to sign the <a href="/wiki/Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty" title="Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty">Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty</a> (INF treaty), and thus possibly reduced the threat of <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear war">nuclear wars</a> in Europe. GLCM is also a generic term for any ground-launched cruise missile.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Since the U.S. deployed only one modern cruise missile in the tactical role, the GLCM name stuck. The GLCM was built by <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BGM-109G_Gryphon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design_and_employment">Design and employment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BGM-109G_Gryphon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Design and employment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A conventionally configured cruise missile, the BGM-109 was essentially a small, pilotless flying machine, powered by a <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofan</a> engine. Unlike <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile" title="Ballistic missile">ballistic missiles</a>, whose aimpoint is usually determined by gravitic trajectories, a cruise missile is capable of complicated aerial manoeuvres, and can fly a range of predetermined flight plans. Also, it flies at much lower altitudes than a ballistic missile, typically with a <a href="/wiki/Terrain_hugging" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrain hugging">terrain-hugging</a> flight plan. The trade-off for this low-observability flight is strike time; cruise missiles travel far more slowly than a ballistic weapon, and the GLCM was typical in this regard. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BGM-109G_GLCM.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/BGM-109G_GLCM.jpg/220px-BGM-109G_GLCM.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/BGM-109G_GLCM.jpg/330px-BGM-109G_GLCM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/BGM-109G_GLCM.jpg/440px-BGM-109G_GLCM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1205" /></a><figcaption>BGM-109G on display at the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="National Museum of the United States Air Force">National Museum of US Air Force</a></figcaption></figure> <p>GLCM was developed as a ground-launched variant of the <a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_cruise_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomahawk cruise missile">Tomahawk cruise missile</a> in use by the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy">U.S. Navy</a> (along with an undeveloped <a href="/wiki/Air-launched_cruise_missile" title="Air-launched cruise missile">air-launched</a> version, the Medium Range Air to Surface Missile (MRASM)). Unlike other variants of the Tomahawk, the GLCM carried only a <a href="/wiki/W84" title="W84">W84</a> <a href="/wiki/Thermonuclear_weapon" title="Thermonuclear weapon">thermonuclear warhead</a>; no conventional capability was provided. The W84 warhead is a 0.2–150kt <a href="/wiki/Variable_yield" title="Variable yield">variable-yield</a> weapon.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This yield contrasts with the yield of the <a href="/wiki/W80_(nuclear_warhead)" title="W80 (nuclear warhead)">W80</a> warhead found on other versions of the Tomahawk and on the ALCM from which the W84 was derived, which has a selectable yield of 5 or 150 kt.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The official range of the weapon was 2,780 kilometres (1,730 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Handbook_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Handbook-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like other U.S. <a href="/wiki/Cruise_missiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Cruise missiles">cruise missiles</a> of this period, accuracy after more than 2000 km of flight was approximately 30 meters. The missile was entirely <a href="/wiki/Speed_of_sound" title="Speed of sound">subsonic</a>, powered by a <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofan</a> engine with a <a href="/wiki/Booster_(rocketry)" title="Booster (rocketry)">rocket booster</a> assisting at launch.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECochranArkinHoenig1984179–184_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECochranArkinHoenig1984179–184-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Militarily, the GLCM was targeted against fixed targets—at the outer edge of its range, the missile's flight time with its subsonic <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofan</a> was more than <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">2<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> hours. The missiles were launched from an elevated launcher, with the missile ejected from its canister for about 13 seconds of <a href="/wiki/Solid_rocket_booster" title="Solid rocket booster">solid rocket booster</a> flight. The fins extended at 4 seconds, the air inlet and wings deployed at 10 seconds and the jet engine started at the end of the boost phase. Flying at a low level, the missile was guided by <a href="/wiki/TERCOM" title="TERCOM">TERCOM</a> (terrain contour matching) to the target. </p><p>This contrasted strongly with <a href="/wiki/Pershing_II" title="Pershing II">Pershing II</a>, which had a flight time of 10–15 minutes. However, the range of the GLCM gave it the ability to strike deep within then-<a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> territory, and the <a href="/wiki/Missile_guidance" title="Missile guidance">missile guidance</a> and low <a href="/wiki/Radar_cross-section" class="mw-redirect" title="Radar cross-section">radar cross-section</a> would have made it far more difficult to intercept a GLCM even if the launch were detected in time.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BGM-109G personnel were trained at <a href="/wiki/Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis-Monthan Air Force Base">Davis-Monthan Air Force Base</a>, Arizona, by the <a href="/wiki/868th_Tactical_Missile_Training_Squadron" title="868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron">868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron</a> from 1 July 1981. On 1 October 1985, the squadron became part of the 868th Tactical Missile Training Group. The group and squadron were inactivated on 31 May 1990. An area near <a href="/wiki/Fort_Huachuca" title="Fort Huachuca">Fort Huachuca</a>, Arizona was used for field training for GLCM flights. GLCM testing was conducted at the <a href="/wiki/Dugway_Proving_Ground" title="Dugway Proving Ground">Dugway Proving Ground</a> in Utah, with many of the people involved in the testing going to operational wings as they were activated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NATO_deployment_and_protests">NATO deployment and protests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BGM-109G_Gryphon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: NATO deployment and protests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Greenham_Common_Women%27s_Peace_Camp" title="Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp">Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BGM-109G_GAMA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BGM-109G_GAMA.jpg/220px-BGM-109G_GAMA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BGM-109G_GAMA.jpg/330px-BGM-109G_GAMA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BGM-109G_GAMA.jpg/440px-BGM-109G_GAMA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="545" data-file-height="443" /></a><figcaption>Ground-launched cruise missile GAMA (GLCM alert and maintenance area)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF-Molesworth-25Jan1989.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/RAF-Molesworth-25Jan1989.jpg/220px-RAF-Molesworth-25Jan1989.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/RAF-Molesworth-25Jan1989.jpg/330px-RAF-Molesworth-25Jan1989.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/RAF-Molesworth-25Jan1989.jpg/440px-RAF-Molesworth-25Jan1989.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2828" data-file-height="1882" /></a><figcaption>GAMAs at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Molesworth" title="RAF Molesworth">RAF Molesworth</a>, England. 4 GAMAs, 1 per flight, each holding 16 missiles, a total 64 missiles. Molesworth was completely reconstructed between 1981 and 1985, being transformed from a largely abandoned <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/B-17" class="mw-redirect" title="B-17">B-17</a> base to a modern <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> facility. The large World War II "J" type hangar in the upper left was retained as a memorial to the World War II 303d Bombardment Group. Both <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Miller" title="Glenn Miller">Glenn Miller</a> performed <a href="/wiki/USO" class="mw-redirect" title="USO">USO</a> shows in that hangar during the war years. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-83-09866.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-83-09866.JPEG/220px-BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-83-09866.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-83-09866.JPEG/330px-BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-83-09866.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-83-09866.JPEG/440px-BGM-109G_Gryphon_-_ID_DF-ST-83-09866.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2720" data-file-height="1840" /></a><figcaption>A dispersed launch site for a BGM-109G Gryphon missile TEL</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:INF_inspection.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/INF_inspection.JPEG/220px-INF_inspection.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/INF_inspection.JPEG/330px-INF_inspection.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/INF_inspection.JPEG/440px-INF_inspection.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2830" data-file-height="1870" /></a><figcaption>A Soviet inspector examines a BGM-109G ground-launched cruise missile in 1988 prior to its destruction.</figcaption></figure> <p>BGM-109G missiles would be based at six locations throughout Europe; in the United Kingdom (at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common" title="RAF Greenham Common">RAF Greenham Common</a> and <a href="/wiki/RAF_Molesworth" title="RAF Molesworth">RAF Molesworth</a>), Belgium, <a href="/wiki/Woensdrecht_AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Woensdrecht AB">Woensdrecht AB</a> Netherlands, Germany, and <a href="/wiki/Comiso" title="Comiso">Comiso</a> Air Station in Italy. Each location had its own unique problems, but all required extensive construction by the USAF. Initial operating capability (IOC) occurred in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-bgm-109_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bgm-109-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Normal basing was in <a href="/wiki/Blast_shelter" title="Blast shelter">blast shelters</a> at military installations. Each BGM-109G station was controlled by a Wing that consisted of a Tactical Missile Squadron (TMS), which was responsible for operation and deployment of the missiles; and a Tactical Missile Maintenance Squadron (TMMS), which was responsible for the support of the system. Each TMS consisted of several flights, made up of 69 people and 22 vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-bgm-109_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bgm-109-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile was designed to operate in a flight with sixteen missiles. The flight would be normally on base, with the missiles and vehicles secured in the hardened storage area called the GAMA (GLCM Alert and Maintenance Area). </p><p>Four <a href="/wiki/Transporter_erector_launcher" title="Transporter erector launcher">transporter erector launchers</a> (TEL) each carried four BGM-109G missiles in their containers and ready for launch. Two <a href="/wiki/Launch_control_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Launch control center">launch control centers</a> (LCC), each with two launch officers, were connected to the TELs and interconnected for launch. Each TEL and LCC was towed by a large <a href="/wiki/MAN_KAT1" title="MAN KAT1">MAN KAT1 8x8 tractor</a> and was capable of traversing rough terrain. There were 16 support vehicles for the flight commander, normally a captain, 19 maintenance technicians, a medical technician and 44 security personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-bgm-109_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bgm-109-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During periods of increased tension, the flights would be deployed to pre-surveyed, classified locations in the countryside away from the base. The members of the flight would dig in, erect camouflage netting to hide the vehicles, and prepare for launch. Flight commanders were tasked to survey and select possible deployment sites, with all details closely held, and the commander selected the location preferred when the flight deployed from the base. When deployed, the flight was self-sustaining, and secured with special intrusion detection radar. The launchers (without warheads) were sent out on a number of simulated scrambles.<sup id="cite_ref-bgm-109_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bgm-109-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although deployed in the face of a range of <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> <a href="/wiki/IRBM" class="mw-redirect" title="IRBM">IRBMs</a>, including the brand-new and extremely capable <a href="/wiki/SS-20" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-20">SS-20</a> Saber, the GLCM (sometimes referred to by its phonetic nickname, Glick-em) faced widespread public protest in Europe. Anti-nuclear groups such as the <a href="/wiki/Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament" title="Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament">Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament</a> felt that the United States was deploying weapons meant to win a tactical nuclear war, without adequate consideration of the effects that even a 'victory' would bring. Between them, GLCM and <a href="/wiki/Pershing_II" title="Pershing II">Pershing II</a> made a lethal combination. GLCM missiles could be launched, undetected, followed 2 hours later by a Pershing strike, which would fly so quickly that it was possible no response could be made before the Pershings struck. Aside from presenting a course of action to <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> commanders in the event of war, it put the <a href="/wiki/Kremlin" title="Kremlin">Kremlin</a> leaders (in range of the GLCM and possibly the Pershing, even in <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>) in a position of fearing a <a href="/wiki/Decapitation_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Decapitation strike">decapitating</a> NATO <a href="/wiki/Pre-emptive_nuclear_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-emptive nuclear strike">first strike</a>, which could have moved them toward a <a href="/wiki/Launch_on_warning" title="Launch on warning">launch on warning</a> policy as the only way to maintain <a href="/wiki/Mutually_assured_destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="Mutually assured destruction">mutually assured destruction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the USSR did have submarine-launched missiles (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Golf-class_submarine" title="Golf-class submarine">Golf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hotel-class_submarine" title="Hotel-class submarine">Hotel</a> class <a href="/wiki/SSBN" class="mw-redirect" title="SSBN">SSBNs</a> armed with <a href="/wiki/R-27_Zyb" class="mw-redirect" title="R-27 Zyb">R-27 Zyb</a> and <a href="/wiki/SS-N-5" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-N-5">SS-N-5s</a>) available during this time, so any fears of a decapitating first strike were not necessarily justified.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty">Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BGM-109G_Gryphon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty" title="Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty">Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BGM-109G_Launch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/BGM-109G_Launch.jpg/220px-BGM-109G_Launch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/BGM-109G_Launch.jpg/330px-BGM-109G_Launch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/BGM-109G_Launch.jpg/440px-BGM-109G_Launch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2598" /></a><figcaption>Test launch of a BGM-109G in 1979</figcaption></figure> <p>Despite initial fears of greater instability, the deployment of GLCM ultimately caused Soviet leaders to enter into negotiations for, and finally, sign off on, the <a href="/wiki/Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty" title="Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty">INF treaty</a>. The recognition by Soviet leaders of the threat posed by the GLCM and <a href="/wiki/Pershing_II" title="Pershing II">Pershing II</a> missiles made them far more inclined to agree to negotiate their own intermediate-range weapons, especially the SS-20, out of service, in exchange for the elimination of the threat posed by the GLCM and the Pershing II.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike <a href="/wiki/SALT_II" class="mw-redirect" title="SALT II">SALT II</a> or <a href="/wiki/START_I" title="START I">START I</a>, which set limits to maximum nuclear arsenals, the <a href="/wiki/Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty" title="Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty">INF Treaty</a> banned whole categories of intermediate-range <a href="/wiki/Tactical_nuclear_weapon" title="Tactical nuclear weapon">tactical nuclear weapons</a> outright. All ground-launched <a href="/wiki/Cruise_missiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Cruise missiles">cruise missiles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballistic missiles">ballistic missiles</a> with ranges greater than 500 but less than 5500 kilometers were barred to the U.S. and USSR under this treaty. This meant the withdrawal of GLCM and Pershing II on the American side. The Soviets withdrew the GLCM's most direct counterpart, the <a href="/wiki/RK-55" title="RK-55">SSC-4 or RK-55</a>, and its supersonic follow-on, the <a href="/wiki/Kh-90" title="Kh-90">SSC-X-5</a>. In addition, various Soviet <a href="/wiki/MRBM" class="mw-redirect" title="MRBM">MRBMs</a>, <a href="/wiki/IRBM" class="mw-redirect" title="IRBM">IRBMs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/LRBM" class="mw-redirect" title="LRBM">LRBMs</a> were withdrawn: the <a href="/wiki/SS-4_Sandal" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-4 Sandal">SS-4 Sandal</a>, <a href="/wiki/SS-5_Skean" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-5 Skean">SS-5 Skean</a>, <a href="/wiki/SS-12_Scaleboard" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-12 Scaleboard">SS-12 Scaleboard</a>, <a href="/wiki/SS-20_Saber" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-20 Saber">SS-20 Saber</a>, <a href="/wiki/SS-22_Scaleboard" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-22 Scaleboard">SS-22 Scaleboard</a> B, and <a href="/wiki/SS-23_Spider" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-23 Spider">SS-23 Spider</a>. All of these equivalent weapons had been developed and deployed against NATO forces before the introduction of the GLCM, despite the categorization of the GLCM deployment by communists as 'aggressive'.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BGM-109G_TEL_rear.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BGM-109G_TEL_rear.png/220px-BGM-109G_TEL_rear.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BGM-109G_TEL_rear.png/330px-BGM-109G_TEL_rear.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BGM-109G_TEL_rear.png/440px-BGM-109G_TEL_rear.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1566" /></a><figcaption>Rear of a BGM-109G TEL</figcaption></figure> <p>GLCM was removed from Europe beginning in 1988, and over the next three and a half years all units were transported to Davis Monthan AFB and destroyed or converted into displays by 1991. Eight missiles survive for inert static display only.<sup id="cite_ref-bgm-109_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bgm-109-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2018, <a href="/wiki/U.S._military" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. military">U.S. military</a> officials confirmed they were developing a new ground-launched, intermediate-range cruise missile to counter Russian development of a similar weapon system that violates the INF Treaty.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> announced on 20 October 2018 that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the INF treaty, citing Russian non-compliance.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The United States formally withdrew from the treaty on 2 August 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="USAF_BGM-109G_GLCM_units">USAF BGM-109G GLCM units</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BGM-109G_Gryphon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: USAF BGM-109G GLCM units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><div class="side-box metadata side-box-right"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>Map all coordinates using</b> <a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=BGM-109G_Gryphon">OpenStreetMap</a> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show links" data-collapsetext="Hide"> <p><b>Download coordinates as:</b> </p> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=BGM-109G_Gryphon">KML</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=all&titles=BGM-109G_Gryphon">GPX (all coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=primary&titles=BGM-109G_Gryphon">GPX (primary coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=secondary&titles=BGM-109G_Gryphon">GPX (secondary coordinates)</a></li></ul> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="38th Tactical Missile Wing">38th Tactical Missile Wing</a> - <a href="/wiki/Pydna_(missile_base)" title="Pydna (missile base)">Pydna Missile Base)</a> at <a href="/wiki/W%C3%BCschheim" title="Wüschheim">Wüschheim AB</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> (1985–1990)</li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/89th_Tactical_Missile_Squadron" title="89th Tactical Missile Squadron">89th TMS</a> (80 missiles) <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BGM-109G_Gryphon&params=50_02_37_N_007_25_32_E_&title=89th+TMS%2F38th+TMW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°02′37″N</span> <span class="longitude">007°25′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.04361°N 7.42556°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.04361; 7.42556</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">89th TMS/38th TMW</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/303d_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="303d Tactical Missile Wing">303d Tactical Missile Wing</a> - <a href="/wiki/RAF_Molesworth" title="RAF Molesworth">RAF Molesworth</a>, United Kingdom (1986–1989)</li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/87th_Tactical_Missile_Squadron" title="87th Tactical Missile Squadron">87th TMS</a> (64 missiles) <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BGM-109G_Gryphon&params=52_22_55_N_000_25_41_W_&title=87th+TMS%2F303d+TMW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°22′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">000°25′41″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.38194°N 0.42806°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.38194; -0.42806</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">87th TMS/303d TMW</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/485th_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="485th Tactical Missile Wing">485th Tactical Missile Wing</a> - <a href="/wiki/Florennes_Air_Base" title="Florennes Air Base">Florennes Air Base</a>, Belgium (1984–1989)</li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/71st_Tactical_Missile_Squadron" title="71st Tactical Missile Squadron">71st TMS</a> (48 missiles) <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BGM-109G_Gryphon&params=50_13_34_N_004_39_01_E_&title=71st+TMS%2F485th+TMW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°13′34″N</span> <span class="longitude">004°39′01″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.22611°N 4.65028°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.22611; 4.65028</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">71st TMS/485th TMW</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/486th_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="486th Tactical Missile Wing">486th Tactical Missile Wing</a> - <a href="/wiki/Woensdrecht_Air_Base" title="Woensdrecht Air Base">Woensdrecht Air Base</a>, Netherlands (1987–1988)</li></ul> <dl><dd>No Tactical Missile Squadron assigned (48 missiles assigned/0 Deployed)<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BGM-109G_Gryphon&params=51_26_21_N_004_21_09_E_&title=69th+TMS%2F486th+TMW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°26′21″N</span> <span class="longitude">004°21′09″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.43917°N 4.35250°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.43917; 4.35250</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">69th TMS/486th TMW</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/487th_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="487th Tactical Missile Wing">487th Tactical Missile Wing</a> - <a href="/wiki/Comiso_Airport" title="Comiso Airport">Comiso Air Base</a>, Italy (1983–1991)</li></ul> <dl><dd>302d TMS (112 missiles) <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BGM-109G_Gryphon&params=36_59_42_N_014_36_48_E_&title=302d+TMS%2F487th+TMW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°59′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">014°36′48″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.99500°N 14.61333°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.99500; 14.61333</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">302d TMS/487th TMW</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/501st_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="501st Tactical Missile Wing">501st Tactical Missile Wing</a> - <a href="/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common" title="RAF Greenham Common">RAF Greenham Common</a>, United Kingdom (1982–1991)</li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/11th_Bomb_Squadron" title="11th Bomb Squadron">11th TMS</a> (96 missiles) <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BGM-109G_Gryphon&params=51_22_42_N_001_18_07_W_&title=11th+TMS%2F501st+TMW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°22′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">001°18′07″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.37833°N 1.30194°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.37833; -1.30194</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">11th TMS/501st TMW</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/868th_Tactical_Missile_Training_Squadron" title="868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron">868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron</a>, Activated 1 July 1981</li></ul> <dl><dd>Assigned to 868th Tactical Missile Training Group, 1 October 1985</dd> <dd>Components: 868th TM Training Squadron, 868th TM Maintenance Squadron, 868th Student Squadron</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Davis-Monthan_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis-Monthan AFB">Davis-Monthan AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, inactivated on 31 May 1990</dd> <dd>An area near <a href="/wiki/Fort_Huachuca" title="Fort Huachuca">Fort Huachuca</a> was used for field training for GLCM operations.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p>Note: Each GLCM squadron was further subdivided into several flights. Each flight included 2 Launch Control Vehicles (LCC) and 4 Transporter Erector Launchers (TEL), totalling 16 missiles per flight. Each TEL could carry 4 missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description" title="38th Tactical Missile Wing"><img alt="38th Tactical Missile Wing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing_-_Emblem.png/113px-38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="113" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing_-_Emblem.png/170px-38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing_-_Emblem.png/226px-38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="318" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">38th Tactical Missile Wing</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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Same radar function on the <a href="/wiki/Beriev_A-50" title="Beriev A-50">Beriev A-50</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BGM-109G_Gryphon&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECochranArkinHoenig1984179–184-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECochranArkinHoenig1984179–184_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECochranArkinHoenig1984179–184_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCochranArkinHoenig1984">Cochran, Arkin & Hoenig 1984</a>, pp. 179–184.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-109.html">"Raytheon AGM/BGM/RGM/UGM-109 Tomahawk"</a>. Designation systems.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Raytheon+AGM%2FBGM%2FRGM%2FUGM-109+Tomahawk&rft.pub=Designation+systems&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.designation-systems.net%2Fdusrm%2Fm-109.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABGM-109G+Gryphon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Weapons/W80.html">"The W80 Warhead"</a>, <i>USA</i>, Nuclear weapon archive</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=USA&rft.atitle=The+W80+Warhead&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnuclearweaponarchive.org%2FUsa%2FWeapons%2FW80.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABGM-109G+Gryphon" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Handbook-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Handbook_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSandia_Weapon_Review:_Nuclear_Weapon_Characteristics_Handbook" class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/nnsa/NuclearWeaponsCharacteristicHandbook.pdf">Sandia Weapon Review: Nuclear Weapon Characteristics Handbook</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Report). 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href="/wiki/MIM-3_Nike_Ajax" title="MIM-3 Nike Ajax">MIM-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">AIM-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-5_Corporal" title="MGM-5 Corporal">MGM-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">RGM-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow" title="RIM-7 Sea Sparrow">RIM-7</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-8_Talos" title="RIM-8 Talos">RIM-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">CIM-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-11_Redstone" title="PGM-11 Redstone">PGM-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-12_Bullpup" title="AGM-12 Bullpup">AGM-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-13_Mace" title="MGM-13 Mace">CGM-13/MGM-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nike_Hercules" title="Nike Hercules">MIM-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">RGM-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65_Atlas" title="SM-65 Atlas">CGM-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-17_Thor" title="PGM-17 Thor">PGM-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-18_Lacrosse" title="MGM-18 Lacrosse">MGM-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-19_Jupiter" title="PGM-19 Jupiter">PGM-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADM-20_Quail" title="ADM-20 Quail">ADM-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS.10" title="SS.10">MGM-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS.11" title="SS.11">AGM-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-23_Hawk" title="MIM-23 Hawk">MIM-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-24_Tartar" title="RIM-24 Tartar">RIM-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HGM-25A_Titan_I" title="HGM-25A Titan I">HGM-25A</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGM-25C_Titan_II" title="LGM-25C Titan II">LGM-25C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-26_Falcon" title="AIM-26 Falcon">AIM-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-27_Polaris" title="UGM-27 Polaris">UGM-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-28_Hound_Dog" title="AGM-28 Hound Dog">AGM-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-29_Sergeant" title="MGM-29 Sergeant">MGM-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LGM-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-31_Pershing" title="MGM-31 Pershing">MGM-31A/B</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pershing_II" title="Pershing II">MGM-31C</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ENTAC" title="ENTAC">MGM-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">MQM-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Firebee" title="Ryan Firebee">AQM-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_AQM-35" title="Northrop AQM-35">AQM-35 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-35_Sentinel" title="LGM-35 Sentinel">LGM-35 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">MQM-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_AQM-37_Jayhawk" title="Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk">AQM-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_AQM-38" title="Northrop AQM-38">AQM-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-61_Cardinal" title="Beechcraft MQM-61 Cardinal">MQM-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Globe_KD6G_Firefly" title="Globe KD6G Firefly">MQM-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AUM-N-2_Petrel" title="AUM-N-2 Petrel">AQM-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_MQM-42" title="North American MQM-42">MQM-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM-43_Redeye" title="FIM-43 Redeye">FIM-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UUM-44_SUBROC" title="UUM-44 SUBROC">UUM-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-45_Shrike" title="AGM-45 Shrike">AGM-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-46_Mauler" title="MIM-46 Mauler">MIM-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-47_Falcon" title="AIM-47 Falcon">AIM-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAM-87_Skybolt" title="GAM-87 Skybolt">AGM-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nike_Zeus" title="Nike Zeus">XLIM-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LIM-49_Spartan" title="LIM-49 Spartan">LIM-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-50_Typhon" title="RIM-50 Typhon">RIM-50</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">51–100</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MGM-51_Shillelagh" title="MGM-51 Shillelagh">MGM-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-52_Lance" title="MGM-52 Lance">MGM-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-53_Condor" title="AGM-53 Condor">AGM-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-54_Phoenix" title="AIM-54 Phoenix">AIM-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-50_Typhon" title="RIM-50 Typhon">RIM-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nord_CT41" title="Nord CT41">PQM-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">MQM-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerojet_SD-2_Overseer" title="Aerojet SD-2 Overseer">MQM-58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RGM-59_Taurus" title="RGM-59 Taurus">RGM-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AQM-60_Kingfisher" title="Lockheed AQM-60 Kingfisher">AQM-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-61_Cardinal" title="Beechcraft MQM-61 Cardinal">MQM-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-62_Walleye" title="AGM-62 Walleye">AGM-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-63" title="AGM-63">AGM-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-64_Hornet" title="AGM-64 Hornet">AGM-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick" title="AGM-65 Maverick">AGM-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-66_Standard" title="RIM-66 Standard">RIM-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-67_Standard" title="RIM-67 Standard">RIM-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-68_Big_Q" title="AIM-68 Big Q">AIM-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-69_SRAM" title="AGM-69 SRAM">AGM-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LEM-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BGM-71_TOW" title="BGM-71 TOW">BGM-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-72_Chaparral" title="MIM-72 Chaparral">MIM-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-73_Poseidon" title="UGM-73 Poseidon">UGM-73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BQM-74_Chukar" title="Northrop BQM-74 Chukar">BQM-74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BGM-75_AICBM" title="BGM-75 AICBM">BGM-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-76_Falcon" title="AGM-76 Falcon">AGM-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M47_Dragon" title="M47 Dragon">FGM-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-78_Standard_ARM" title="AGM-78 Standard ARM">AGM-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-79_Blue_Eye" title="AGM-79 Blue Eye">AGM-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-80_Viper" title="AGM-80 Viper">AGM-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_AQM-37_Jayhawk" title="Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk">AQM-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-82" title="AIM-82">AIM-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-83_Bulldog" title="AGM-83 Bulldog">AGM-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpoon_(missile)" title="Harpoon (missile)">AGM-84/RGM-84/UGM-84</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AGM-84E_Standoff_Land_Attack_Missile" title="AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile">AGM-84E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-84H/K_SLAM-ER" title="AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER">AGM-84H/K</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-85" title="RIM-85">RIM-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-86_ALCM" title="AGM-86 ALCM">AGM-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-87_Focus" title="AGM-87 Focus">AGM-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-88_HARM" title="AGM-88 HARM">AGM-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-89_Perseus" title="UGM-89 Perseus">UGM-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BQM-90" title="BQM-90">BQM-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_AQM-91_Firefly" title="Ryan AQM-91 Firefly">AQM-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger" title="FIM-92 Stinger">FIM-92</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air-to-Air_Stinger" title="Air-to-Air Stinger">"AIM-92"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XQM-93" title="LTV XQM-93">XQM-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YQM-94_B-Gull" title="Boeing YQM-94 B-Gull">YQM-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-95_Agile" title="AIM-95 Agile">AIM-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-96_Trident_I" title="UGM-96 Trident I">UGM-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-97_Seekbat" title="AIM-97 Seekbat">AIM-97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_YQM-98_R-Tern" title="Ryan YQM-98 R-Tern">YQM-98</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LIM-99&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LIM-99 (page does not exist)">LIM-99</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LIM-100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LIM-100 (page does not exist)">LIM-100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">101–150</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RIM-101" title="RIM-101">RIM-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">PQM-102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Model_147" title="Ryan Model 147">AQM-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot" title="MIM-104 Patriot">MIM-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_MQM-105_Aquila" title="Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila">MQM-105</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BQM-106_Teleplane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BQM-106 Teleplane (page does not exist)">BQM-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-107_Streaker" title="Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker">MQM-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NSRDC_BQM-108" title="NSRDC BQM-108">BQM-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile_family)" title="Tomahawk (missile family)">AGM-109/BGM-109/RGM-109/UGM-109</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">BGM-109G</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_BGM-110&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV BGM-110 (page does not exist)">BGM-110</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BQM-111_Firebrand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BQM-111 Firebrand (page does not exist)">BQM-111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GBU-15" title="GBU-15">AGM-112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-113" title="RIM-113">RIM-113</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" title="AGM-114 Hellfire">AGM-114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roland_(missile)" title="Roland (missile)">MIM-115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile" title="RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile">RIM-116</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=FQM-117_RCMAT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FQM-117 RCMAT (page does not exist)">FQM-117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper" title="LGM-118 Peacekeeper">LGM-118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penguin_(missile)" title="Penguin (missile)">AGM-119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CQM-121_Pave_Tiger" title="Boeing CQM-121 Pave Tiger">CQM-121/CGM-121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-122_Sidearm" title="AGM-122 Sidearm">AGM-122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-123_Skipper_II" title="AGM-123 Skipper II">AGM-123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-124_Wasp" title="AGM-124 Wasp">AGM-124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UUM-125_Sea_Lance" title="UUM-125 Sea Lance">RUM-125/UUM-125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_BQM-126" title="Beechcraft BQM-126">BQM-126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AQM-127_SLAT" title="AQM-127 SLAT">AQM-127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AQM-128" title="AQM-128">AQM-128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-129_ACM" title="AGM-129 ACM">AGM-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-130" title="AGM-130">AGM-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-131_SRAM_II" title="AGM-131 SRAM II">AGM-131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASRAAM" title="ASRAAM">AIM-132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-133_Trident_II" title="UGM-133 Trident II">UGM-133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-134_Midgetman" title="MGM-134 Midgetman">MGM-134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASM-135_ASAT" title="ASM-135 ASAT">ASM-135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-136_Tacit_Rainbow" title="AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow">AGM-136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-137_TSSAM" title="AGM-137 TSSAM">AGM-137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CQM-121_Pave_Tiger" title="Boeing CQM-121 Pave Tiger">CEM-138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RUM-139_VL-ASROC" title="RUM-139 VL-ASROC">RUM-139</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ATACMS" title="ATACMS">MGM-140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADM-141_TALD" title="ADM-141 TALD">ADM-141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popeye_(missile)" title="Popeye (missile)">AGM-142</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MQM-143_RPVT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MQM-143 RPVT (page does not exist)">MQM-143</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=ADM-144&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ADM-144 (page does not exist)">ADM-144</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BQM-145_Peregrine" title="BQM-145 Peregrine">BQM-145</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Anti-Tank_System" title="Air Defense Anti-Tank System">MIM-146</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BQM-147_Dragon" title="BQM-147 Dragon">BQM-147</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FGM-148_Javelin" title="FGM-148 Javelin">FGM-148</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=PQM-149_UAV-SR&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PQM-149 UAV-SR (page does not exist)">PQM-149</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=PQM-150_UAV-SR&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PQM-150 UAV-SR (page does not exist)">PQM-150</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">151–200</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AeroVironment_FQM-151_Pointer" title="AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer">FQM-151</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-152_AAAM" title="AIM-152 AAAM">AIM-152</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-153" title="AGM-153">AGM-153</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon" title="AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon">AGM-154</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_RQ-5_Hunter" title="IAI RQ-5 Hunter">BQM-155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-67_Standard" title="RIM-67 Standard">RIM-156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-157_EFOGM" title="MGM-157 EFOGM">MGM-157</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM" title="AGM-158 JASSM">AGM-158A/B</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AGM-158C_LRASM" title="AGM-158C LRASM">AGM-158C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-159_JASSM" title="AGM-159 JASSM">AGM-159</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADM-160_MALD" title="ADM-160 MALD">ADM-160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3" title="RIM-161 Standard Missile 3">RIM-161</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-162_ESSM" title="RIM-162 ESSM">RIM-162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GQM-163_Coyote" title="GQM-163 Coyote">GQM-163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ATACMS" title="ATACMS">MGM-164</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-66_Standard" title="RIM-66 Standard">RGM-165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-166_LOSAT" title="MGM-166 LOSAT">MGM-166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_Engineering_BQM-167_Skeeter" title="Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter">BQM-167</a></li> <li><a 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