The AGM-160C KingFisher

Is the culmination of a decade-long, top-secret development project aimed at creating the successor to the U.S.’s AGM-158C LRASM. Designed with stealth at its core, the KingFisher employs advanced composite materials and radar-absorbing coatings to minimize its radar cross-section, making it nearly invisible to even the most advanced enemy detection systems. Equipped with an extended-range propulsion system, it’s capable of long-range, precision strikes on high-value naval targets, using a highly adaptive guidance system that integrates passive signal tracking and active seekers. This allows it to navigate the most heavily contested electronic environments with ease.

A key feature of the KingFisher is its sea-skimming flight pattern, which uses the curvature of the Earth to avoid detection until the last moment. In the final approach, it executes a pop-up maneuver, targeting a ship’s vulnerable areas like the superstructure or command center, ensuring devastating impact. With the AGM-160C, the U.S. seeks to maintain and extend its maritime dominance, offering air-launched, anti-ship capabilities that redefine modern naval warfare.