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| Ukraine's AGM-88 HARM Missiles Failed to Play a Significant Role in the Battle against Russia |
International Military - The AGM-88 HARM missile or anti-radiation missile does not seem to be able to play an important role in the Russia vs Ukraine battle. As is known, Ukraine modified the MiG-29 fighter with US assistance to carry and launch the HARM. For months now, using HARM, Ukraine has been trying to downgrade the Russian Army system.
Ukraine has also launched coordinated attacks using HARM & HIMARS. HARM to take the Russian AD system and HIMARS to blow a hole into the Antonovsky bridge. However, the bridge still stands, albeit with substantive damage.
Quoted from the Eurasian Times, the inability of the US "game-changing system" to change the game could be attributed to problems with the improvisation used to launch the HARM from the Ukrainian MiG-29 platform. The HARM can do little damage to military targets defended by a Buk-M1-2 missile battery manned by trained & disciplined soldiers.
However, the HARM can wreak havoc when launched at poorly guarded civilian targets behind the line of contact. The missile can fit into almost any radar system, not just the Buk-M1-2.
Quoted from Popular Mechanics, on the other hand, getting US missiles into aging MiG fighter jets seems difficult, but it works. A video depicts a MiG-29 fighter firing an AGM-88 missile, also known as a HARM, possibly at a Russian radar target. The arrangement was designed to erode Russia's air defenses.
At first, this was deemed impossible due to difficulties in combining American and Ukrainian weapons systems. However, in the end the missile could be integrated with Ukrainian aircraft.