The following is a list of active missiles of the United States military.

Air-to-air missiles

MissileGuidanceSpeedImage
AIM-7 SparrowSemi-active radar homingMach 4
AIM-9 SidewinderInfrared homingUnverified (≈Mach 2.7)
AIM-120 AMRAAMActive radar homingMach 4

Air-to-surface missiles

MissileGuidanceSpeedImage
AGM-65 MaverickInfrared homing (AGM-65D/G/F)
Semi-active laser homing (AGM-65E)
Charge-coupled device (AGM-65H/K)		Mach 0.93
AGM-88 HARMRadiation homingMach 1.9
AGM-158 JASSMGlobal Positioning SystemSubsonic
AGM-84 HarpoonActive radar homingMach 0.72
AGM-114 HellfireSemi-active laser homing (AGM-114K/M/N/P/R)
Active radar homing (AGM-114L)		Mach 1.3
AGM-86 ALCMGlobal Positioning SystemSubsonic
AGM-158C LRASMGlobal Positioning SystemHigh Subsonic

Surface-to-air

MissileGuidanceSpeedImage
RIM-7 Sea SparrowSemi-active radar homingMach 4
RIM-66 StandardCommand midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		Mach 3.5
FIM-92 StingerInfrared homingMach 2.54
MIM-104 PatriotCommand midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		Mach 5
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileInfrared homingMach 2.5
RIM-156A StandardCommand midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		Unverified (classified)
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3GPS/INS/semi-active radar homing/passive LWIR infrared homing seeker (KW)Unverified (≈Mach 9+)
RIM-162 Evolved Sea SparrowCommand midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		Mach 4
RIM-174 Standard ERAMCommand midcourse and
Terminal Active radar homing		Unverified (≈Mach 3.5)
NASAMS (Used to protect high-value targets and Washington, D.C.) Active radar homing Mach 4

Surface-to-surface missiles

MissileGuidanceSpeedImage
FGM-148 JavelinInfrared homingMach 0.32
BGM-71 TOWWire-guidedMach 0.8
BGM-109 TomahawkGlobal Positioning System aided TERCOMMach 0.7
RGM-84 HarpoonActive radar homingMach 0.7
MGM-140 ATACMS GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance Mach 3
LRHW-Mach 17

Antisubmarine warfare

MissileGuidanceSpeedImage
RUM-139 VL-ASROCInertial navigation systemSubsonic

ICBM

MissileGuidanceSpeedImage
LGM-30 MinutemanInertial navigation system
GPS		≈Mach 23

Submarine-launched

MissileGuidanceSpeed
UGM-133 Trident IIGPSMach 24
UGM-109 TomahawkGlobal Positioning SystemMach 0.7
UGM-84 HarpoonActive radar homingMach 0.7

See also

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