The US navy is about to release a $100 million contract for a precision navigation upgrade for the Raytheon HARM anti-radiation missile, according to German missile company Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik.
The upgrade is designed to prevent strikes on friendly radars by allowing the HARM missile to memorise the target position and continue flying towards it, even if the target stops emitting, rather than choosing the nearest, possibly friendly, emitter. Development of the upgraded missile should be finished in 2003, after which about 1,000 US Navy, 1,000 German and 350 Italian missiles are scheduled to be upgraded.
Source: Flight International