Stand-in Attack Weapon
The AGM-88J SiAW (Stand-in Attack Weapon) is a tactical air-to-surface missile under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. It is primarily designed to attack air-defences and high-value targets such as command-and-control sites, surface-to-surface missile launchers, anti-satellite systems, and GPS jamming systems.
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Stand-in Attack Weapon
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- AGM-88J SiAW
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- air-to-surface missile
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- United States
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The AGM-88J SiAW (Stand-in Attack Weapon) is a tactical air-to-surface missile under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. It is primarily designed to attack air-defences and high-value targets such as command-and-control sites, surface-to-surface missile launchers, anti-satellite systems, and GPS jamming systems.
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• Name — AGM-88J SiAW • Type — Air-to-surface missile, aimed at targeting anti-access / area denial (A2 / AD) weapons • Origin — United States • Is Missile — y • Service — Planned for 2026 • Used By — To be used by the United States Air Force • Designer — Northrop Grumman • Design Date — Since May 2022 • Manufacturer — Northrop Grumman • Developed From — AGM-88G AARGM-ER • Production Date — Since 2024 • Steering — Tail controlled missile • Launch Platform — * Developed with: F-16 • To be introduced with: F-35A • Planned to be used with: F-15E, F-15EX, F-47, B-21
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In May 2022, the USAF awarded contracts to L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to begin the first phase of development for the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW). On 28 September 2023, the USAF awarded a 705 million contract to Northrop Grumman to develop and test the SiAW. The SiAW is intended to attack relocatable targets including theater ballistic missile launchers, cruise and anti-ship missile launchers, GPS jamming platforms and anti-satellite systems. It will have a shorter range than standoff weapons, being fired by an aircraft after penetrating enemy airspace. The SiAW will fit inside the F-35 Lightning II's internal weapon bays. The design leverages work on the United States Navy's AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The USAF plans to have an operational weapon by 2026. In November 2024, Northrop Grumman delivered the first SiAW to the USAF for flight testing.
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- 1.Tirpak, John A. New SiAW Seen as Modular, Pathfinder Weapon. Air & Space Forces Magazine. 15 June 2022.
- 2.Northrop Grumman. SiAW – Standing-in Attack Weapon. 2020.
- 3.Raytheon AGM-88 HARM. Designation systems.
- 4.Losey, Stephen. US Air Force awards contracts to start designing F-35 weapon. Defense News. 9 June 2022.
- 5.Losey, Stephen. Northrop wins $705 million contract for F-35 air-to-ground weapon. Defense News. 26 September 2023.
- 6.Rosenberg, Zach. Northrop Grumman awarded US Air Force contract to build Stand-in Attack Weapon. Jane's Defence Weekly. 28 September 2023.
- 7.Trevithick, Joseph. First Stand-In Attack Missile Delivered To USAF. The War Zone. 18 November 2024.
- 8.Northrop Grumman. Delivery initiates SiAW flight test program. November 18, 2024.
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Stand-in Attack Weapon was manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Recorded as a kind of air-to-surface missile. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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