Blast33
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<summary>Please add MDBA PGM-2000 to DB#1071 and #3547 the F-16E?F of the UAE</summary>
<detail>The F-16F of the UAE is equiped with the rocket powered PGMs. Four can be carried by the plane.
It is called Hakim of Al Hakeem-B locally.
Characteristics of PGM 2000 (laser),PGM 2000 (TV),PGM 2000 (IIR)
Weight 1.060 kg
Length 4.623 mm
Diameter 457 mm
Guidance:laser, TV or IIR
Warhead:2000 lb blast fragmentation warhead
Detonation control:2 options: impact or proximity
Precision on target:+/- 1 meter
Range: low-altitude release: 15 km
medium-altitude release:up to 30 km
high-altitude release:over 50 km
The Al Hakim is a short-range, solid propellant, air-launched stand-off air-to-surface weapon developed in the early 1980s by Ferranti (subsequently taken over by GEC-Marconi-Dynamics which, in turn, became part of MBDA), and was funded by the UAE. A new weapon was required because the USA was unwilling to integrate certain classes of weapon on aircraft that it supplied to certain Arab nations, to avoid upsetting particular regional sensitivities.
Al Hakim is totally modular and features a variety of guidance systems. It is available with two warhead weights and was once intended to use a variety of warhead types.
As delivered to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence, the weapon has three interchangeable seeker types. The PGM1 is a semi-active laser seeker, the PGM2 a television imaging seeker, and the PGM3 an imaging infra-red (IIR) seeker. These seekers ensure that the weapon is fully operational 24 hours a day, even in poor weather conditions. All three seekers use the same operator/control interface, which minimises the impact on pilot training requirements.
The laser seeker is compatible with all standard ground and airborne laser designators, while the TV and IIR seekers can send post-launch images back to an aircraft more than 100km away right up to the point of impact. Alternatively, images can be relayed to a third-party aircraft or ground control centre – useful if the PGM’s mission is being managed remotely.
The Al Hakim missile can be pre-programmed, using a portable loading module before flight, allowing it to be used against pre-planned targets by aircraft that do not have a suitable on-board data link and which, therefore, cannot control the weapon in flight. Usually, though, the weapon can be updated at any time, allowing it to be used against targets of opportunity.
The pilot or off-board mission controller can regain man-in-the-loop (MITL) control from the PGM’s own automatic tracking system at any point in the mission to refine or optimise the aim point or even to attack alternative targets.
The weapon has blast fragmentation warheads of either 500lb or 2000lb. It has proven firing accuracies of less than 1m circle error probable (CEP) in service, and has selectable fusing options to allow it to detonate on impact or by proximity to the ground or the target.
At one time, it was thought that four warhead types were under development for the Al Hakim, including blast fragmentation, high-explosive, anti-tank, and area-denial (with minelets). The status of the other types is unknown.
The Al Hakim’s solid fuel booster rocket (two rockets in the case of the 2,000lb weapon) give it a stand-off range of 15km from a low-altitude release, up to 30km from a medium-altitude release and up to 50km from a high-altitude release.
The Al Hakim has been integrated on the Mirage 2000-9 and also on the F-16E/F, though it has not been used by the Desert Falcons during the Libyan operation.
The UAE Mirages usually carry a Thales Shehab laser designation pod when using Al Hakim.
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<evidence>
https://www.f-16.net/g3/f-16-photos/album07/album42/3003_005 Sat image
https://armamentresearch.com/united-arab-emirates-employ-british-hakim-a-series-precision-guided-munitions-in-yemen/
https://web.archive.org/web/20081224124749/http://www.mbda-systems.com/mbda/site/ref/scripts/siteFO_contenu.php?lang=EN&noeu_id=119&page_id=114
https://www.f-16.net/g3/f-16-photos/album07/album42/3003_005
https://www.arabianaerospace.aero/uae-air-force-on-the-offensive-in-libya.html
https://monch.com/ebooks/military-technology/2018/12ug4vxk4/files/basic-html/page41.html
Funny enough this weapon is on the photo in the CMO databasee of #3547 
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