The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile, designed to destroy enemy air defense systems, in particular, the Russian S-400 Triumph, was renamed Advanced Reactive Strike (AReS), [...] Aviation Week & Space Technology editor Steve Trimble said on Twitter.
According to The Drive, AReS will be a derivative of the AGM-88G AARGM-ER and Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) programs. The exact characteristics of the missile under development are unknown, but it is believed that AReS will fly at a speed of more than two Mach numbers and have a range of more than 120 kilometers. To launch a missile designed to hit targets on land and at sea, it is assumed, in particular, from a standard container-type launcher.
The Drive notes that AReS will receive a warhead with "increased lethality", which allows you to destroy highly armored targets. It is expected that the advanced weapon will be integrated with the system of semi-autonomous high-precision weapons Golden Horde ("Golden Horde"), involving the use of artificial intelligence and communications.
In June 2020, The Drive reported that the US Navy had first tested a prototype AGM-88G AARGM-ER missile carried by an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter in late May of that year.
In December 2019, Popular Mechanics magazine wrote that the US Air Force wants to send the Golden Horde system against its opponents.
Ivan Potapov
