AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM)
United States Air Force (USAF)

Date: 1985

Personal Interest: I remember during the 1980s era of the Cold War, cruise missiles replaced ICBMs as the most alarming and frequently mentioned nuclear weapon in the news. In public, it was the AGM-86 the press referred to as "the cruise missile." The existence of the AGM-129 was announced in 1987, and at that time I did not realize it's significance as an early low observable article. It was the precursor to a long line of stealthy standoff weapons.

Model Specifications: Two AGM-129A ACMs will be displayed in my collection, a black test article and an olive drab operational missile.