List of active missiles of the United States military

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

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Air-to-air missiles

Missile	Guidance	Speed
AIM-7 Sparrow	Semi-active radar homing	Mach 4
AIM-9 Sidewinder	Infrared homing	Unverified (≈Mach 2.7)
AIM-120 AMRAAM	Active radar homing	Mach 4

Missile	Guidance	Speed
AGM-65 Maverick	Infrared homing (AGM-65F) Semi-active laser homing (AGM-65E)	Mach 0.93
AGM-88 HARM	Anti-radiation homing	Mach 1.9
AGM-158 JASSM	Global Positioning System	Subsonic
AGM-84 Harpoon	Active radar homing	Mach .72
AGM-114 Hellfire	Semi-active laser homing	Mach 1.3

Missile	Guidance	Speed
FGM-148 Javelin	Infrared homing	Mach .32
BGM-71 TOW	Wire-guided	Mach .83
BGM-109 Tomahawk	Global Positioning System	Mach .73
RGM-84 Harpoon	Active radar homing	Mach .72

Missile	Guidance	Speed
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow	Semi-active radar homing	Mach 4
RIM-66 Standard	Command mid-course and Terminal Semi-active radar homing	Mach 3.5
FIM-92 Stinger	Infrared homing	Mach 2.2
MIM-104 Patriot	Command mid-course and Terminal Semi-active radar homing	Mach 5
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile	Infrared homing	Mach 2.5
RIM-156A Standard	Command mid-course and Terminal Semi-active radar homing	Unverified (classified)
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3	GPS	Unverified (≈Mach 9+)
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow	Command mid-course and Terminal Semi-active radar homing	Mach 4
RIM-174 Standard ERAM	Command mid-course and Terminal Active radar homing	Unverified (≈Mach 3.5)

Missile	Guidance	Speed	Image
RUM-139 VL-ASROC	Inertial navigation system	Subsonic

Missile	Guidance	Speed	Image
LGM-30 Minuteman	Inertial navigation system GPS	≈Mach 23

Missile	Guidance	Speed
UGM-133 Trident II	GPS	Mach 15+

Types of missile

By platform	Air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) Air-to-air missile (AAM) Air-to-surface missile (ASM) Ballistic missile Cruise missile Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) Shoulder-fired missile Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) Surface-to-air missile (SAM) Surface-to-surface missile (SSM)

By target type	Anti-ballistic missile (ABM) Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) Anti-ship missile (AShM) Anti-submarine missile Anti-tank missile (ATGM) Land-attack missile (LACM)

By guidance	Active radar guidance Semi-active radar guidance Passive homing Track-via-missile Anti-radiation Command to line-of-sight guidance Command off line-of-sight guidance Pursuit guidance Beam riding Infrared guidance Laser guidance Unguided rockets Wire guidance TERCOM DSMAC Inertial guidance Astro-inertial guidance Satellite guidance Compass

Lists	List of military rockets List of missiles List of missiles by country List of anti-ship missiles List of anti-tank missiles List of ICBMs List of surface-to-air missiles

See also: Sounding rocket

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