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{{Short description|American air-to-surface missile}}
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{{Infobox weapon
| is_missile         = yes
| name               = AGM-65 Maverick
| image              = AGM-65 Maverick MG 1382.jpg
| caption            = 
| origin             = United States
| type               = [[Air-to-surface missile]]
<!-- Service history -->| used_by            = >30 countries
| wars               = {{Tree list}}
*[[Cold War]]
**[[Vietnam War]]
**[[Yom Kippur War]]
**[[Iran–Iraq War]]
**[[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]]
*[[Kosovo War]]
*[[Iraq War]]
*[[Libyan Civil War (2011)|First Libyan Civil War]]
{{Tree list/end}}
| service            = 30 August 1972 – present<ref name=Factsheet/>
<!-- Production history -->| manufacturer       = [[Raytheon Missile Systems]] <br /> [[Raytheon]]
| unit_cost          = {{US$|link=yes}}17,000 to $110,000, depending on variant<ref name="Factsheet">{{cite web |url=http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=72 |title=AGM-65 Maverick |date=16 November 2007 |work=United States Air Force |access-date=19 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801115632/http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=72|archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref>
| number             = >70,000
| propellant         = [[Solid fuel|Solid propellant]]<ref name=Factsheet/>
| production_date    = <!-- Specification -->
| engine             = {{ubli
| A/B: [[Thiokol]] SR109-TC-1
| D/E/F/G/H/J/K: SR114-TC-1 (or Aerojet SR115-AJ-1) [[solid fuel|solid propellant]] [[Rocket engine|rocket motor]] via a WPU-4/B or WPU-8/B propulsion section<ref name=ds/>
}}
| weight             = {{convert|210|–|304|kg|lb|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name=ds />
| length             = {{convert|8|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name="ds">{{cite web |url=http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-65.html |title=Raytheon (Hughes) AGM-65 Maverick |website=DesignationSystems.net |date=7 April 2005 |access-date=19 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004204811/http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-65.html |archive-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>
| height             = 
| diameter           = {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name=ds />
| wingspan           = {{convert|710|mm|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name=Factsheet/>
| speed              = {{convert|620|kn|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name="B&M_230">{{harvnb|Bonds|Miller|2002|p=230}}</ref>
| vehicle_range      = Greater than {{convert|12|nmi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name=B&M_230/>
| ceiling            = 
| altitude           = 
| filling            = {{ubli
| {{convert|126|lb|kg|abbr=on}} WDU-20/B shaped-charge (A/B/C/D/H models)
| {{convert|300|lb|kg|abbr=on}} WDU-24/B penetrating blast-fragmentation (E/F/G/J/K models)
| E models utilize FMU-135/B delayed impact fuze<ref name=ds/> 
}}
| guidance           = {{ubli 
| A/B/H/J/K: [[Electro-optical guidance]] 
| D/F/G: imaging [[infrared guidance]] 
| E/E2/L: [[Laser guidance]]<ref name=Factsheet/><ref name=ds/> 
}}
| detonation         = 
| launch_platform    = 
}}

The '''AGM-65 Maverick''' is an [[air-to-ground missile]] (AGM) designed for [[close air support]]. It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the [[Western world]],<ref name="PDF_2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.poweredmodelairplanes.com/pma/a10/maverick04.pdf |title=AGM-65 Maverick |website=Raytheon |year=2001 |access-date=22 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104071216/http://www.poweredmodelairplanes.com/pma/a10/maverick04.pdf |archive-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> and is effective against a wide range of [[Military tactics|tactical]] targets, including [[Armour|armor]], [[air defenses]], [[ship]]s, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities.

Development began in 1966 at [[Hughes Aircraft Company]] as the first missile to use an electronic [[contrast seeker]]. It entered service with the [[United States Air Force]] in August 1972. Since then, it has been exported to more than 30 countries and is certified on 25 aircraft.<ref name="Ray_PDF">{{cite web |url=http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/stellent/groups/public/documents/content/cms01_055755.pdf |title=AGM-65 Maverick |website=Raytheon |year=2007 |access-date=22 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728105311/http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/stellent/groups/public/documents/content/cms01_055755.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2012}}</ref> The Maverick served during the [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]], [[Yom Kippur War|Yom Kippur]], [[Iran–Iraq War|Iran–Iraq]], and [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]]s, along with other smaller conflicts, destroying enemy forces and installations with varying degrees of success.

Since its introduction into service, numerous Maverick versions had been designed and produced using [[Electro-optical sensor|electro-optical]], [[Laser guidance|laser]], and [[Infrared homing#Imaging systems|imaging infrared]] [[guidance system]]s. The AGM-65 has two types of [[warhead]]: one has a [[contact fuze]] in the nose, the other has a heavyweight warhead fitted with a [[delayed-action fuze]], which penetrates the target with its kinetic energy before detonating. The missile is currently produced by [[Raytheon Missile Systems|Raytheon Missiles & Defense]].

The Maverick shares the same configuration as Hughes' [[AIM-4 Falcon]] and [[AIM-54 Phoenix]], and measures more than {{convert|2.4|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} in length and {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}} in diameter.

==Development==
The Maverick's development history began in 1965, when the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) began a program to develop a replacement to the [[AGM-12 Bullpup]].<ref name="Clancy_p163">{{harvnb|Clancy|1995|p=163}}</ref> With a range of {{convert|16.3|km|nmi|abbr=on|order=flip}}, the radio-guided Bullpup was introduced in 1959 and was considered a "silver bullet" by operators. However, the launch aircraft was required to fly straight towards the target during the missile's flight instead of performing evasive maneuvers, thus endangering itself.<ref name=Clancy_p163/> Even when it hit, the small {{convert|250|lbs|abbr=on}} warhead was only useful against small targets like bunkers; when used against larger targets like the [[Thanh Hóa Bridge]] it did little more than char the structure.<ref>{{cite book |first=Benjamin |last=Lambeth |title=The Transformation of American Air Power |url=https://archive.org/details/transformationof00lamb |url-access=registration |date=2000 |publisher=Cornell University Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/transformationof00lamb/page/39 39] |isbn=0-8014-3816-0}}</ref> The USAF began a series of projects to replace Bullpup, both larger versions of Bullpup, models C and D, as well as a series of Bullpup adaptations offering fire-and-forget guidance. Among the latter were the [[AGM-83 Bulldog]], [[AGM-79 Blue Eye]] and [[AGM-80 Viper]].

From 1966 to 1968, [[Hughes Aircraft|Hughes Missile Systems Division]] and [[Rockwell International|Rockwell]] competed for the contract to build an entirely new fire-and-forget missile with far greater range performance than any of the Bullpup versions. Each were allocated $3&nbsp;million for preliminary design and engineering work of the Maverick in 1966.<ref name=FI_AGM/> In 1968, Hughes emerged with the $95&nbsp;million contract for further development and testing of the missile; at the same time, contract options called for 17,000 missiles to be procured.<ref name=FI_AGM/> Hughes conducted a smooth development of the AGM-65 Maverick, with the first unguided test launch from an [[F-4]] on 18 September 1969,<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%202966.html |title=Maverick Under Control |journal=Flight International |date=9 October 1969 |page=582 |access-date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925084022/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%202966.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> with the first guided test on 18 December successfully performing a direct hit on a [[M41 Walker Bulldog|M41 tank]] target at the [[Air Force Missile Development Center]] at [[Holloman Air Force Base]], [[New Mexico]].<ref name=FI_AGM/>

In July 1971, the USAF and Hughes signed a $69.9&nbsp;million contract for 2,000 missiles,<ref name=FI_AGM/> the first of which was delivered in 1972.<ref name=Clancy_p163/> Although early operational results were favorable, military planners predicted that the Maverick would fare less successfully in the hazy conditions of [[Central Europe]], where it would have been used against [[Warsaw Pact]] forces.<ref name="Clancy_p164">{{harvnb|Clancy|1995|p=164}}</ref> As such, development of the AGM-65B "Scene Magnified" version began in 1975 before it was delivered during the late 1970s. When production of the AGM-65A/B was ended in 1978, more than 35,000 missiles had been built.<ref name=ds/>

{{Image frame|width=200|content=[[File:AGM-65 M-48 pre impact.jpg|220px]]<br />[[File:AGM-65 M-48 post impact.jpg|220px]]|caption=An AGM-65 test-fired against an [[M48 Patton|M48]] tank (1978)}}
More versions of the Maverick appeared, among which was the [[Laser guidance|laser-guided]] AGM-65C/E. Development of the AGM-65C started in 1978 by Rockwell, who built a number of development missiles for the USAF.<ref name=ds/><ref name=Clancy_p164/> Due to high cost, the version was not procured by the USAF, and instead entered service with the [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC) as the AGM-65E.<ref name=ds/><ref name=Clancy_p164/>

Another major development was the AGM-65D, which employed an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker. By imaging on radiated heat, the IIR is all-weather operable as well as showing improved performance in acquiring and tracking the hot engines, such as in tanks and trucks, that were to be one of its major missions.<ref name=ds/> The seekerhead mechanically scanned the scene over a nitrogen-cooled 4-by-4 pixel array using a series of mirrored facets machined into the inner surface of the ring-shaped main gyroscope.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} The five-year development period of the AGM-65D started in 1977 and ended with the first delivery to the USAF in October 1983.<ref name=ds/> The version received [[initial operating capability]] in February 1986.<ref name=Factsheet/>

The AGM-65F is a hybrid Maverick combining the AGM-65D's IIR seeker with the warhead and propulsion components of the AGM-65E.<ref name=ds/> Deployed by the [[United States Navy]] (USN), the AGM-65F is optimized for maritime strike roles.<ref name=ds/> The first AGM-65F launch from the [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3C]] took place in 1989, and in 1994, the USN awarded [[Unisys]] a contract to integrate the version with the P-3C.<ref name=PDF_2001/><ref name=Friedman_p562/> Meanwhile, Hughes produced the AGM-65G, which essentially has the same guidance system as the D, with some software modifications that track larger targets.<ref name=Factsheet/>

In the mid-1990s to early 2000s, there were several ideas for enhancing the Maverick's potential. Among them was the stillborn plan to incorporate the Maverick [[Extremely high frequency|millimeter wave]] [[active radar homing]], which can determine the exact shape of a target.<ref name="Clancy_p166">{{harvnb|Clancy|1995|p=166}}</ref> Another study called "Longhorn Project"<ref name=Clancy_p166/> was conducted by Hughes, and later Raytheon following the absorption of Hughes into Raytheon, looked into a Maverick version equipped with [[turbojet]] engines instead of rocket motors. The "Maverick ER", as it was dubbed, would have a "significant increase in range" compared to the Maverick's current range of {{Convert|25|km|mi}}.<ref name="TurboMav">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2002/2002%20-%201286.html |title=Raytheon considers turbojet as part of Maverick missile upgrade package |last=Lewis |first=Paul |date=30 April – 6 May 2002 |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220533/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2002/2002%20-%201286.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> The proposal was abandoned, but if the Maverick ER had entered production, it would have replaced the [[Penguin (missile)|AGM-119B Penguin]] carried on the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R]].<ref name=TurboMav/>

The most modern versions of the Maverick are the AGM-65H/K, which were in production {{as of|2007|lc=y}}.<ref name=Factsheet/> The AGM-65H was developed by coupling the AGM-65B with a [[charge-coupled device]] (CCD) seeker optimized for desert operations and which has three times the range of the original TV-sensor;<ref name=ds/><ref name=TurboMav/> a parallel USN program aimed at rebuilding AGM-65Fs with newer CCD seekers resulted in the AGM-65J.<ref name=ds/> The AGM-65K, meanwhile, was developed by replacing the AGM-65G's IR guidance system with an electro-optical television guidance system.<ref name=Factsheet/>

==Design==
[[File:AGM65B Optik.jpg|alt=|thumb|AGM-65B Optical seeker]]
The Maverick has a [[modular design]], allowing for different combinations of the guidance package and warhead to be attached to the rocket motor to produce a different weapon.<ref name=Factsheet/> It has long-[[Chord (aircraft)|chord]] [[delta wing]]s and a cylindrical body, reminiscent of the [[AIM-4 Falcon]] and the [[AIM-54 Phoenix]].<ref name=B&M_230/>

Different models of the AGM-65 have used electro-optical, laser, and imaging infrared guidance systems. The AGM-65 has two types of [[warhead]]: one has a [[contact fuze]] in the nose, the other has a heavyweight warhead fitted with a delayed-action fuze, which penetrates the target with its [[kinetic energy]] before detonating. The latter is most effective against large, hard targets. The propulsion system for both types is a [[solid-fuel rocket]] motor behind the warhead.<ref name=Factsheet/>

The Maverick missile is unable to lock onto targets on its own; it has to be given input by the pilot or [[weapon systems officer]] after which it follows the path to the target autonomously. In most modern aircraft with [[Multi-function display|MFDs]], an [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II]] for example, the video feed from the seeker head is relayed to a screen in the cockpit, where the pilot can check the locked target of the missile before launch. A crosshair on the [[heads-up display]] is shifted by the pilot to set the approximate target, where the missile will then automatically recognize and lock on to the target. Once the missile is launched, it requires no further assistance from the launch vehicle and tracks its target automatically. This [[fire-and-forget]] property is not shared by the E version that uses [[Laser guidance|semi-active laser homing]].<ref name=ds/>

While the Maverick missile's seeker can be used as a way to locate and lock targets, external [[targeting pod]]s are used more often. The seeker head follows the movements of the targeting pod and attempts to point at the same point on the ground. [[G-force]]s throughout flight, however, often cause misalignment in the seeker head, requiring pilots to boresight the missile seeker to the targeting pod prior to locking up a target.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leone |first=Dario |date=2021-12-27 |title=A-10 pilot explains why Warthog drivers often boresight the AGM-65 Maverick on wingman rather than on a ground target |url=https://theaviationgeekclub.com/a-10-pilot-explains-why-warthog-drivers-often-boresight-the-agm-65-maverick-on-wingman-rather-than-on-a-ground-target/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=The Aviation Geek Club |language=en-GB}}</ref> To boresight, a certain reference point on the ground is locked by the targeting pod, known as the Sensor Point of Interest (SPI). The Maverick missile's seeker head is then adjusted to correct small offsets, so that it points at the same SPI as the targeting pod. This allows for simpler target acquisition and deployment.

==Variants==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Differences between different Maverick versions<ref name=Factsheet/><ref name=ds/><ref name=B&M_230/><ref name=Ray_PDF/>
|- style="text-align:center;"
! 
! style="width:120px;" |AGM-65A/B 
! style="width:120px;" | AGM-65D 
! style="width:120px;" |AGM-65E/E2/L 
! style="width:120px;" |AGM-65F/G 
! style="width:120px;" |AGM-65H 
! style="width:120px;" |AGM-65J 
! style="width:120px;" |AGM-65K
|-
! {{rh2}} | Length
| colspan="7" class="unsortable" | {{convert|8|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | Wingspan
| colspan="7" class="unsortable" | {{convert|28.3|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | Diameter
| colspan="7" class="unsortable" | {{convert|12|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | Weight
| {{convert|462|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip|disp=br()}} || {{convert|485|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip|disp=br()}} || {{convert|645|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip|disp=br()}} || {{convert|675|lb|abbr=on|kg|order=flip|disp=br()}} || {{convert|462|or|465|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip|disp=br()}} || {{convert|654|lb|abbr=on|kg|order=flip|disp=br()}} || {{convert|675|lb|abbr=on|kg|order=flip|disp=br()}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | Speed
| colspan="7" class="unsortable" | {{convert|620|kn|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | Range
| colspan="7" class="unsortable" | Greater than {{convert|12|nmi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | Guidance
| [[Electro-optics|Electro-optical]] || [[Thermographic camera|Imaging infrared]] || [[Laser guidance|Laser]] || Imaging infrared || colspan="3" class="unsortable" | [[Charge-coupled device]]
|-
! {{rh2}} | Propulsion
| [[Thiokol]] SR109-TC-1 solid-fuel rocket || colspan="6" class="unsortable" | Thiokol SR114-TC-1 (or Aerojet SR115-AJ-1) solid-fuel rocket
|-
! {{rh2}} | Warhead
| colspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}} WDU-20/B shaped-charge
| colspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{convert|136|kg|lb|abbr=on}} WDU-24/B <br />penetrating [[fragmentation (weaponry)|blast-fragmentation]]
| {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}} WDU-20/B <br />shaped-charge
| colspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{convert|136|kg|lb|abbr=on}} WDU-24/B <br />penetrating [[fragmentation (weaponry)|blast-fragmentation]]
|}
[[File:Een AGM-65 Maverick lucht-grond raket onder de vleugel van een F-16 (2107 97022619).jpg|thumb|right|AGM-65D]]
[[File:US Navy 041128-N-5345W-016 Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class William Miller arms an AGM-65 Maverick laser-guided missile.jpg|thumb|right|Laser AGM-65E Maverick on a USN F/A-18C, 2004.]]
* '''Maverick A''' is the basic model and uses an electro-optical television guidance system. No longer in U.S. service.
* '''Maverick B''' is similar to the A model, although the B model added optical zooming to lock onto small or distant targets.
* '''Maverick C''' was to be a laser-guided variant for the [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC). It was canceled before production, however its requirement was later met by the Maverick E.
* '''Maverick D''' replaced the electro-optical guidance with an [[Thermographic camera|imaging infrared system]] which doubled the practical firing distance and allowed for its use at night and during bad weather. A reduced smoke rocket engine was also introduced in this model. It achieved its initial operation capability in 1986.
* '''Maverick E''' uses a laser designator guidance system optimized for fortified installations using a delayed fuse combined with a heavier penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead ({{convert|300|lb|kg|abbr=on|order=flip}} vs. {{convert|125|lb|abbr=on|order=flip}} in older models) that perforates a target with its kinetic energy before detonation. It achieved [[initial operating capability]] in 1985 and was used mainly by USMC aviation.
* '''Maverick F''', designed specially for [[United States Navy]], it uses a modified Maverick D infrared guidance system optimized for tracking ships fitted onto a Maverick-E body and warhead.
* '''Maverick G''' model essentially has the same guidance system as the D with some software modification that enables the pilot to track larger targets. The G model's major difference is its heavier penetrator warhead taken from the Maverick E, compared to the D model's [[shaped charge|shaped-charge warhead]]. It completed tests in 1988.
* '''Maverick H''' model is an AGM-65B/D missile upgraded with a new [[charge-coupled device]] (CCD) seeker better suited for the desert environment.
* '''Maverick J''' model is a Navy AGM-65F missile upgraded with the new CCD seeker. However, this conversion is not confirmed.
* '''Maverick K''' model is an AGM-65G upgraded with the CCD seeker; at least 1,200, but possibly up to 2,500 AGM-65G rounds are planned for conversion to AGM-65K standard.<ref name=ds />
* '''Maverick E2/L''' model incorporates a laser-guided seeker that allows for designation by the launch aircraft, another aircraft, or a ground source and can engage small, fast moving, and maneuvering targets on land and at sea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?item=1886 |title=U.S. Air Force Completes Developmental Testing of Raytheon Laser-Guided Maverick |first=Mike |last=Nachshen |date=9 August 2011 |website=Raytheon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201803/http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?item=1886 |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/singapore-air-show/2012-02-15/laser-maverick-missile-will-hit-pirates |title=Laser Maverick Missile Will Hit Pirates |first=David |last=Donald |date=February 15, 2012 |website=AIN Online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132828/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/singapore-air-show/2012-02-15/laser-maverick-missile-will-hit-pirates |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

==Deployment==
[[File:A-10 firing AGM-65.JPEG|thumb|An [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]] firing a Maverick missile]]
The Maverick was declared operational on 30 August 1972 with the [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4D/Es]] and [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7s]] initially cleared for the type;<ref name="FI_AGM">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%203122.html |title=Maverick: smarter than average |date=23 November 1972 |work=[[Flight International]] |access-date=20 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105022105/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%203122.html |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> the missile made its combat debut four months later with the USAF in [[Operation Linebacker II]], the last major USAF operation of the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{harvnb|Clancy|1995|pp=163–164}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Anderegg|2001|p=136}}</ref> During the [[Yom Kippur War]] in October 1973, the Israelis used Mavericks to destroy and disable enemy vehicles.<ref name="Clancy_p164" /> Deployment of early versions of the Mavericks in these two wars were successful due to the favorable atmospheric conditions that suited the electro-optical TV seeker.<ref name="Clancy_p164" /> Ninety-nine missiles were fired during the two wars, eighty-four of which were successful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%202056.html |title=Air-to-ground: Hughes AGM-65 Maverick |date=2 August 1980 |work=[[Flight International]] |access-date=20 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105022226/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%202056.html |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Laur and Llanso claim that 18 Mavericks were launched for 13 hits during the Vietnam War from January to February 1973, while the Israelis launched 50 Mavericks during the Yom Kippur War for 42 hits and five deliberate misses.<ref>{{harvnb|Laur|Llanso|1995|pp=273–274}}</ref>|group="N"}}.

The Maverick was used for trials with the [[Ryan Model 147#Post-Vietnam use and Ryan Models 234, 259 and 255|BGM-34A]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] in 1972–1973. Targeting could be carried out with a TV camera in the nose of the UAV or using the seeker of an [[AGM-45 Shrike]] [[anti-radar missile]] also carried by the UAV to locate the target for the Maverick's camera to lock on to.<ref>{{harvnb|Pretty|1976|p=191}}</ref>

In June 1975, during a border confrontation, a formation of Iranian F-4E Phantoms destroyed a group of Iraqi tanks by firing 12 Mavericks at them.<ref>{{harvnb|Laur|Llanso|1995|p=274}}</ref> Five years later, during [[Operation Morvarid]] as part of the [[Iran–Iraq War]], Iranian F-4s used Mavericks to sink three [[Osa class missile boat|Osa II]] missile boats and four P-6 combat ships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iinavy.org/morvarid.html |title=Operation Morvarid |website=IINavy.org |access-date=22 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211123625/http://www.iinavy.org/morvarid.html |archive-date=11 February 2012}}</ref>
Due to weapons embargoes, Iran had to equip its [[AH-1J SeaCobra]] helicopters with AGM-65 Maverick missiles and used them with some success in various operations such as [[Operation Fath ol-Mobin]] wherein Iranian AH-1Js fired 11 Mavericks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://axgig.com/images/79016160811542429413.jpg |title=AH-1J firing Maverick |website=Axgig.com  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516192527/http://axgig.com/images/79016160811542429413.jpg |archive-date=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://shahedmag.com/official/shahed/toc.asp?magID=5237&No=80 |title=Table of contents |number=80 |date=June 2011 |website=Shahed |language=fa |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202113848/http://shahedmag.com/official/shahed/toc.asp?magID=5237&No=80 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.aja.ir/portal/File/ShowFile.aspx?ID=3b14fc31-0ee4-4e3f-8809-664c181e3b6d |last=Shahmohammadi |first=Hojjat |editor-last=Awani |editor-first=Ali |date=2009 |title=هوانيروز در فتحالمبين |trans-title=[[Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation|Havaniroz]] in [[Operation Fath ol-Mobin|Fath ol-Mobin]] |language=fa |location=Tehran |publisher=Aja (Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran) |isbn=978-964-6630-88-8  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203072800/http://www.aja.ir/portal/File/ShowFile.aspx?ID=3b14fc31-0ee4-4e3f-8809-664c181e3b6d |archive-date=2014-02-03}}</ref>

In August 1990, Iraq invaded [[Kuwait]]. In early 1991, the US-led [[Coalition of the Gulf War|Coalition]] executed [[Operation Desert Storm]] during which Mavericks played a crucial role in the ousting of Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Employed by [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15E Strike Eagle]]s, [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]]s, [[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II|AV-8B Harrier]]s, [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]]s and [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]], but used mainly by the last two, more than 5,000 Mavericks were used to attack armored targets.<ref name=Factsheet/><ref name="FI_Mav">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%202072.html |title=The Missiles That Worked |last=Elliott |first=Simon |page=38 |work=[[Flight International]] |access-date=20 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220540/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%202072.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> The most-used variant by the USAF was the IIR-guided AGM-65D.<ref name=FI_Mav/> The reported hit rate by USAF Mavericks was 80–90%, while for the USMC it was 60%.<ref name=ds/> In October 1991, during the early days of the [[Yugoslav Wars]], a Yugoslav MiG-29 [[Bombing of the Banski Dvori|fired]] a Maverick at the [[Banski dvori]], the seat of the Croatian government in [[Zagreb]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ripley|first=Tim|year=2013|title=Conflict in the Balkans, 1991–2000|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location=Oxford, England|isbn=978-1-8460-3748-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jkq1CwAAQBAJ|page=8}}</ref> The Maverick was used again in Iraq during the 2003 [[Iraq War]], during which 918 were fired.<ref name=Friedman_p562/>

The first time the Maverick was fired from a [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]] at a hostile vessel was when the USN and coalition units came to the aid of Libyan rebels to engage the [[Libyan Coast Guard]] vessel ''Vittoria'' in the port of Misrata, Libya, during the late evening of 28 March 2011. ''Vittoria'' was engaged and fired upon by a USN P-3C Maritime Patrol aircraft with AGM-65 Maverick missiles.<ref name="USEC_Mav">{{cite web |url=http://www.eucom.mil/Article/19526/navy-firsts-during-odyssey-dawn |title=Navy Firsts During Odyssey Dawn |author=U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs |work=[[United States European Command]] |date=31 March 2011 |access-date=20 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409041327/http://www.eucom.mil/article/19526/navy-firsts-during-odyssey-dawn |archive-date=9 April 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Teledyne Ryan Firebee 234.jpg |alt= |thumb|[[Ryan Firebee|Firebee drone]] carrying two AGM-65 Mavericks for strike mission.]]

==Launch platforms==

[[File:US Navy 050327-N-6694B-001 An F-A-18C Hornet rolls into a turn while flying a combat mission over Iraq.jpg|thumb|A [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] F/A-18C Hornet armed with AGM-65 Maverick.]]
[[File:Iranian F-4E Phantom II armed with AGM-65 Maverick.jpg|thumb|An [[Imperial Iranian Air Force]] F-4E Phantom II carrying four AGM-65 Mavericks.]]

===United States===
LAU-117 Maverick launchers have been used on US Army, USN, USAF, and USMC aircraft (some platforms may load LAU-88 triple-rail launchers when configured and authorized):
* [[Bell AH-1W SuperCobra]]<ref name=FAS_117/>
* [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64D/E Apache]]<ref name=PDF_2001/>
* [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=1200&ct=1 |title=F/A-18 fact file |work=United States Navy |date=13 October 2006 |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111033712/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=1200&ct=1 |archive-date=11 January 2014}}</ref>
* [[McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk|McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk II]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/>
* [[Grumman A-6 Intruder|Grumman A-6E SWIP Intruder]]<ref name=FAS_117/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Morgan |first=Rick |title=A-6 Intruder Units: 1974-1996 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-4728-1878-2}}</ref>
* [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II]]<ref name=FI_Mav/>
* [[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark|General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark]]<ref name="FAS_117">{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/lau-117.htm |title=LAU-117 Maverick Launcher |date=23 April 2000 |work=FAS Military Analysis Network |access-date=21 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213747/https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/lau-117.htm |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon]]<ref name=FI_Mav/>
* [[Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite]]<ref name=FAS_117/>
* [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|Lockheed P-3C Orion]]<ref name=USEC_Mav/>
* [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|LTV A-7E Corsair II]]<ref name=FI_AGM/>
* [[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II|McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II]]<ref name=FI_Mav/>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II]]<ref name=FI_AGM/>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle]]<ref name=FI_Mav/>
* [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C+ Hornet]]<ref name=FI_Mav/>

===Export===
[[File:AGM-65 operators.png|thumb|upright=1.35|Map with AGM-65 operators in blue.]]

The Maverick has been exported to at least 35<ref name="AT.com, AGM-65" /> countries:
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* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Royal Australian Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18]]<ref>{{harvnb|Karim|1996|p=71}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/agm-65-maverick-tactical-missile/ |title=AGM-65 Maverick Tactical Air-Ground Missile, United States of America |work=Airforce-technology.com |access-date=18 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722074248/http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/agm-65-maverick-tactical-missile/ |archive-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}}
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgian Air Component]]: [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Belgium - Belgische Luchtmacht/Force Aérienne Belge Belgian Air Force - BAF |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article2.html |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet|CF-18]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/cf18/specs-eng.asp |title=Technical Specifications: CF-188 Hornet |work=[[Department of National Defence (Canada)|National Defence]] |date=26 March 2007 |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105233146/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/cf18/specs-eng.asp |archive-date=5 January 2011}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chilean Air Force]]:<ref name="AT.com, AGM-65" /> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 AM/BM MLU]], F-16 C/D Block 50+
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Air Force]]: [[Aero L-159 Alca|L-159]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%201824.html |title=L-159 calls the shots in Norway |date=23–29 June 1999 |work=[[Flight International]] |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408225853/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%201824.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Royal Danish Air Force]]:<ref name="Friedman_p562">{{harvnb|Friedman|2006|p=562}}</ref> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] (AGM-65G)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article3.html |title=Denmark - Flyvevaben Royal Danish Air Force - RDAF |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egyptian Air Force]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]] and [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] (AGM-65A/B/E)
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Hellenic Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<ref name="FI_1983_Mav">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200230.html |title=Hughes AGM-65 Maverick |date=5 February 1983 |page=324 |work=[[Flight International]] |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220546/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200230.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> and [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Blocks 30, 50, and 52+]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungarian Air Force]]:<ref name="AT.com, AGM-65" /> [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen|JAS 39]]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesian Air Force]]:<ref name="AT.com, AGM-65" /> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16AM/BM Block 20 eMLU, F-16C/D Block 52ID]],<ref name="DSCA, Indonesia, 2012" /> [[British Aerospace Hawk 200|Hawk 209]], [[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle|T-50I]] (AGM-65B/D/G/K)
* {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Iraqi Air Force]]: [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16C/D Block 52]] (AGM-65D/G/H/K)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Delalande |first1=Arnaud |title=Iraqi Air Power Reborn: The Iraqi air arms since 2004 |date=2016 |publisher=Harpia Publishing |location=Houston |isbn=978-0-9854554-7-7 |page=22}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4E]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/> and [[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D]]; [[Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation]]: [[Bell AH-1 SeaCobra|AH-1J]]
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Israeli Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4E]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/> and [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italian Navy]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II|AV-8B]]
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan Self-Defense Force|JSDF]]: [[Kawasaki P-1|P-1]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mod.go.jp/trdi/news/1206.html |title=次期固定哨戒機（XP-1）性能評価を実施中 |date=June 2012 |website=Technical Research and Development Institute |language=ja  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055829/http://www.mod.go.jp/trdi/news/1206.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> [[Mitsubishi F-2|F-2]] 
* {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Royal Jordanian Air Force]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 MLU]] and [[Northrop F-5|F-5E/F]]
* {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait Air Force]]<ref name=Friedman_p562/>
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18D]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%202175.html |title=Malaysia asks for more F-18s |work=[[Flight International]] |date=14–20 September 1994 |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220620/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%202175.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> and [[British Aerospace Hawk 200|Hawk 208]]
* {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Royal Moroccan Air Force]]: [[Northrop F-5|F-5E/F]] (AGM-65B),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cooper |first1=Tom |last2=Grandolini |first2=Albert |last3=Fontanellaz |first3=Adrien |title=Showdown in Western Sahara, Volume 2: Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony, 1975-1991 |date=2019 |publisher=Helion & Company Publishing |location=Warwick, UK |isbn=978-1-912866-29-8 |page=VII}}</ref> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Block 52+]] (AGM-65D/G/H)<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|page=IV}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]]: [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] (AGM-65D, AGM-65G)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Netherlands - Koninklijke Luchtmacht Royal Netherlands Air Force - RNlAF |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article8.html |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Oman}} [[Royal Air Force of Oman]]: [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article13.html |title=Oman - Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Sultanat Oman Royal Air Force of Oman - RAFO |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan Air Force]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]
* {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Peruvian Navy]]: [[Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite|SH-2G]]<ref name="AA, Peru Seasprite" />
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippine Air Force]]: [[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle|FA-50PH]] (AGM-65G2)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paf.mil.ph/node/1848 |title=Philippine Air Force receives AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, AGM-65G2 Maverick air-to-ground missiles |website=Philippine Air Force |date=September 16, 2019}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Polish Air Force]]:<ref name="AT.com, AGM-65" /> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Block 50/52+]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portuguese Air Force]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article16.html |title=Portugal - Força Aérea Portuguesa Portuguese Air Force - PoAF |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> A-7P. Capable of being launched by the Portuguese P-3C Cup+. 
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romanian Air Force]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16A/B Block 15 MLU]]
* {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Royal Saudi Air Force]]: [[Northrop F-5|F-5E]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/> [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15S]]<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|page=II}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence]]: [[Soko J-22 Orao|J-22]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/soko-j-22-orao-ground-attack-and-reconnaissance-aircraft/ |title=Soko J-22 Orao Ground Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft, Bosnia and Herzegovina |website=Airforce-technology.com |access-date=21 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222844/http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/soko-j-22-orao-ground-attack-and-reconnaissance-aircraft/ |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> and [[Soko G-4 Super Galeb|G-4]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/soko-g-4-super-galeb-military-trainer-and-ground-attack-aircraft/ |title=Soko G-4 Super Galeb Military Trainer and Ground Attack Aircraft, Serbia |website=Airforce-technology.com |access-date=21 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408231350/http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/soko-g-4-super-galeb-military-trainer-and-ground-attack-aircraft/ |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Republic of Singapore Air Force]]: [[ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk|A-4SU]], [[Northrop F-5|F-5S]], [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16C/D Block 52]], [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15SG]] and [[Hawker Hunter|Hunter]]{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Republic of Korea Air Force]]: [[KAI T-50 Golden Eagle|FA-50, TA-50]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defensenews.com/osd_story.php?sh=VSDI&i=3375997 |title=S. Korea Speeds Up Air Changes |last=Sung-Ki |first=Jung |date=15 February 2008 |work=DefenseNews.com |access-date=21 December 2011}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article18.html |title=South Korea - Han-guk Kong Goon Republic of Korea Air Force - RoKAF |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15K]], [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/>
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish Air Force]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18]]; and [[Spanish Navy]]: [[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II|AV-8B]]
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Swiss Air Force]]: [[Northrop F-5|F-5F]] and [[Hawker Hunter|Hunter]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/>
* {{flagicon|Republic of China}} [[Republic of China Air Force]] ([[Taiwan]]):<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article19.html |title=Republic of China / Taiwan - Chung-kuo Kung Chun Republic of China Air Force - RoCAF |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> [[AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo]] (AGM-65B), and [[Northrop F-5|F-5E/F]] (AGM-65B)
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Royal Thai Air Force]]:<ref name=Friedman_p562/> [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16A/B Block 15 OCU/ADF]] and [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen|JAS 39]]
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/> and [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f-16.net/g3/f-16-photos/album37/album14/afl |title=A Turkish F-16C from 161 Filo based at Bandirma AB is flying an air-to-ground mission with both LANTIRN pods and the AGM-65 missiles visible. [Photo by Görkem Erbilgin] |website=F-16.net |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisian Air Force]]: F-5<ref name="Arabian Aero, Tunisia" />
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===Former users===
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German Air Force]]: [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4F]] after being upgraded in the early 1980s under Project Peace Rhine, retired in 2013.
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Royal New Zealand Navy]]: [[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2G]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%200591.html |title=Australian navy makes avionics software deal |work=[[Flight International]] |date=20–26 February 2001 |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220549/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%200591.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> and [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]: [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4K]] (after being upgraded in the late 1980s under [[Project Kahu]], retired 2001).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%201343.html |title=Kahu Skyhawk fires Maverick |work=[[Flight International]] |date=13 May 1989 |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408225828/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%201343.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Swedish Air Force]]: Designated RB 75; used on the [[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ37 Viggen]]<ref name=FI_1983_Mav/> and [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen]].<ref name=FI_Mav/><ref>{{Cite web  |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/avvecklade-materielsystem/markmalsrobot-75/ |title=Markmålsrobot 75 |website=Försvarsmakten |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227101633/https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/avvecklade-materielsystem/markmalsrobot-75/ |archive-date=27 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Air Force]]: [[British Aerospace Harrier II|Harrier GR7]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%202643.html |title=UK considers decoy for Harriers |first1=Craig |last1=Hoyle |first2=Ramat |last2=Hasharon |work=[[Flight International]] |date=14–20 December 2004 |access-date=21 December 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408225831/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%202643.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref>
* {{YUG}}:<ref>{{harvnb|Hewson|2003|p=245}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Aircontent
| see also =
* {{lwc|AGM-179 JAGM}}
* {{lwc|AGM-114 Hellfire}}
* {{lwc|Kh-29}}
* {{lwc|Kh-25}}
| lists =
* [[List of military aircraft of the United States]]
* [[List of missiles]]
}}

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6v2Akmq-Es Video clip of a T50 trainer firing a Maverick]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf_uC-s9bdw Video clip detailing the Maverick's operation]

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