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

Air-to-air missiles

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

Air-to-surface missiles

Missile Guidance Speed Image
AGM-65 Maverick Infrared homing (AGM-65F)
Semiactive laser homing (AGM-65E)		 Mach 0.93
AGM-88 HARM Antiradiation homing Mach 1.9
AGM-158 JASSM Global Positioning System Subsonic
AGM-84 Harpoon Active radar homing Mach 0.72
AGM-114 Hellfire Semiactive laser homing Mach 1.3
AGM-86 ALCM Global Positioning System Subsonic

Surface-to-surface missiles

Missile Guidance Speed Image
FGM-148 Javelin Infrared homing Mach 0.32
BGM-71 TOW Wire-guided Mach 0.8
BGM-109 Tomahawk Global Positioning System Mach 0.7
RGM-84 Harpoon Active radar homing Mach 0.7
MGM-140 ATACMS GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance Mach 3

Surface-to-air

Missile Guidance Speed Image
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Semi-active radar homing Mach 4
RIM-66 Standard Command midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		 Mach 3.5
FIM-92 Stinger Infrared homing Mach 2.54
MIM-104 Patriot Command midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		 Mach 5
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Infrared homing Mach 2.5
RIM-156A Standard Command midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		 Unverified (classified)
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 GPS/INS/semi-active radar homing/passive LWIR infrared homing seeker (KW) Unverified (≈Mach 9+)
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Command midcourse and
Terminal Semi-active radar homing		 Mach 4
RIM-174 Standard ERAM Command 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


Antisubmarine warfare

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

ICBM

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

Submarine-launched

Missile Guidance Speed
UGM-133 Trident II GPS Mach 15+
BGM-109 Tomahawk Global Positioning System Mach 0.7
RGM-84 Harpoon Active radar homing Mach 0.7

See also

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