The AGM-62 Walleye is a U.S. TV-guided glide bomb family developed at China Lake by the Naval Ordnance Test Station and later produced by Martin Marietta, with Walleye II built by Hughes under subcontract. The unpowered weapon used a nose-mounted television camera for lock-on guidance, entered Navy service in 1967, and later evolved into larger, extended-range, and data-link versions.
Skyhawk ordnance coverage lists AGM-62 Walleye among the A-4's smart weapons and names Walleye-capable Skyhawk variants.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Carrier-based attack aircraft | The Skyhawk ordnance page lists AGM-62 Walleye among the A-4's smart weapons and names Walleye-provisioned A-4 variants. |
The Walleye family began as a nose-camera glide bomb and later expanded into larger and longer-range marks with data-link control.
| Mark | Type | Distinguishing note |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye I MK 1 MOD 0 | Baseline TV-guided glide bomb | Original 1,100-pound version with a 374-kilogram warhead. |
| Walleye I ER MK 3 | Extended-range Walleye I | Used larger wings for more glide range. |
| Walleye II MK 5 | Heavy TV-guided glide bomb | Larger 2,000-pound warhead and body for harder targets. |
| Walleye II ERDL / DPSK | Data-link extended-range version | Added two-way data-link control for beyond-visual-range attacks. |
The Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake began development of the unpowered television-guided glide bomb in 1963.
Sources: Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye - Designation-Systems.Net
Martin received the Walleye production contract in January 1966 after the guidance-system competition.
Sources: Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye - Designation-Systems.Net
The Walleye entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1967.
Sources: Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye - Designation-Systems.Net, Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye I - National Museum of the USAF
The larger Walleye II entered U.S. Navy service in January 1974.
Sources: Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye - Designation-Systems.Net
Production of the ERDL Walleye variants ended in 1976.
Sources: Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye - Designation-Systems.Net
The Walleye returned to combat in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 before later retirement.
Sources: Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye - Designation-Systems.Net, Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye I - National Museum of the USAF
The Walleye was removed from active service in the mid-1990s after the post-Desert Storm retirement of its main launch platform.
Sources: Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye - Designation-Systems.Net
