The AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile is a U.S. air-to-surface precision munition that combines a semi-active laser and millimeter-wave seeker with Hellfire Romeo missile sections for use from AH-64E Apache and AH-1Z Viper helicopters. Its public conflict record is narrow: defense reporting has identified it as the probable missile in the January 2020 Baghdad strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, while official U.S. confirmation of the munition type remains absent.
Defense reporting assessed AGM-179A JAGM fragments as evidence that U.S. forces probably used the missile in the January 2020 Baghdad strike that killed Qassem Soleimani; the munition type remains publicly unconfirmed by the U.S. military.
AGM-179A is the baseline JAGM designation. Lockheed Martin markets JAGM-MR as a medium-range improvement and JAGM-F, also identified as AGM-187A, as an eject-launched fixed-wing derivative rather than confirmed combat variants of the baseline missile.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| JAGM-MR | Medium-range product improvement | Lockheed Martin describes JAGM-MR as a longer-range development with a tri-mode seeker that adds a near-infrared sensor and retains M299 launcher compatibility. Sources: JAGM-MR Product Card, Successful JAGM-MR Guided Flight Test Demonstrates Tri-Mode Seeker |
| JAGM-F / AGM-187A | Fixed-wing eject-launched derivative | Lockheed Martin describes JAGM-F as an eject-launched derivative for fixed-wing aircraft with a longer range and a heavier missile body than the baseline AGM-179A. Sources: JAGM-F Product Card |
Official Navy and Army reporting documents baseline JAGM on the AH-1Z Viper and AH-64E Apache during testing, initial fielding, and demonstrations.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Attack helicopter | The Navy reported that the Marine Corps declared JAGM initial operational capability on the AH-1Z and that AH-1Z pilots tested the missile in November and December 2021. |
 | Attack helicopter | The Army reported that AH-64E Apache helicopters employed AGM-179A JAGM during the live counter-UAS demonstration. Sources: Apache Helicopter Proves Advanced Counter-UAS Capabilities in Live Demonstration |
Public imagery documents AGM-179 JAGM carried on the Hellfire-family M299 launcher interface.
| Launcher | Launcher type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Missile launcher | The primary public-domain JAGM image traces to DVIDS imagery captioned as Marines loading AGM-179 JAGM onto an AH-1Z M299 launcher. Sources: AGM-179 JAGM Wikimedia Image |
The Marine Corps declared initial operational capability for AGM-179A JAGM on the AH-1Z Viper after late-2021 testing.
Sources: Marine Corps JAGM Initial Operational Capability
DOT&E reported full-rate production approval for JAGM in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Sources: DOT&E FY2023 Annual Report: JAGM
Lockheed Martin reported a guided JAGM-MR flight test using a tri-mode seeker with semi-active laser, millimeter-wave, and near-infrared sensing.
Sources: Successful JAGM-MR Guided Flight Test Demonstrates Tri-Mode Seeker
