Griffin is a light, low-cost, multiservice air-launched weapon with GPS-aided inertial guidance and semi-active laser seeker.
The weapon is used for high-precision, low-collateral damage attack against light surface targets.
The AGM-176A forms part of the PSP employed on AFSOC’s AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, which employs the aft-firing weapon from ramp-mounted common-launch tubes. The forward-firing AGB-176B is employable on RPAs.
FY22 ended additional procurement as USSOCOM shifts funds to confront future threats by developing small, Standoff Precision Guided Munitions (SOPGM) for use in contested environments. SOCOM plans to include AGM-176 in the future OA-1K armed overwatch platform’s arsenal.
AGM-176 Griffin Technical Data
Contractor: Raytheon.
First Flight: Feb. 16, 2000 (USAF).
Delivered: September 2001.
IOC: N/A.
Active Variants: •AGM-176A. Aft-ejecting missile employed as part of the PSP. •AGM-176B. Forward-firing variant optimized for light aircraft/RPAs.
Dimensions: Length 43 in, diameter 5.5 in.
Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket motor.
Performance: Subsonic, range 12 + miles.
Guidance: GPS/INS/semi-active laser.
Warhead: Blast fragmentation.
Integration: AC-130J (A), AC-130W (A); MQ-9 (B).
