Support Equipment

M299 Launcher

The M299 Launcher is a U.S. reusable multi-platform launcher for the HELLFIRE and JAGM missile families. Lockheed Martin describes it as a multi-mission system available in four-missile, two-missile, and DC-powered two-missile configurations that can fire HELLFIRE or JAGM variants in any order and operate in severe flight environments.

Missile Launch Compatibility

Lockheed Martin describes the M299 as a launcher for both the HELLFIRE and JAGM families and says it can fire variants in any order.

Launched itemItem typeLaunch evidence
AGM-114 Hellfire missile familyAir-to-surface missile family

Lockheed Martin and Marvin Engineering describe the launcher as able to carry and release AGM-114 Hellfire variants from rotary-wing aircraft.

Sources: M299 Launcher | Lockheed Martin, M299/M310 Longbow Missile Launcher

AGM-179A JAGMAir-to-ground missile family

Lockheed Martin says the M299 launcher supports the JAGM family and can fire HELLFIRE or JAGM variants in any order.

Sources: M299 Launcher | Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Wins U.S. Army Competition for M299 Launcher Modernization

Profile

Origin
United States
Built by
Lockheed Martin
Type
Reusable multi-platform missile launcher
Service note
1999-present
Designed
1999-2000
Produced
2000-present
Number built
More than 2,000
Variants
M299 (4-rail), M310 (2-rail), M299A1 modernized launcher

Also Known As

  • M299 AUL
  • M299 All Up Launcher
  • M299 smart launcher

Specifications

Launch rails
2-rail M310 and 4-rail M299 family configurations
Interface
MIL-STD-1760 mission store interface with digital 1553 data bus compatibility
Missile capacity
Up to four AGM-114-class missiles
Dimensions
57 x 18 x 21 in
Weight
96 lb unloaded (2-rail) / 145 lb unloaded (4-rail)

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service
In service with U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and international forces since 2000.
Used by
U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, international forces

Conflict Usage

Side
🏳️Unspecified

Exact model: M299 and M299A1/A2 launcher for AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-179 JAGM-family missiles. It is a launcher rather than a munition; conflict use follows Hellfire-armed AH-64, MH-60R/S, and other platforms in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Red Sea maritime operations.

M299 Launcher Images

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