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, the AGM-86 was "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 many new 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.