HARMEX is an exercise focused on training with which type of missile?

• A. Anti-Submarine Missile
• B. Harm Missile
• C. Torpedo
• D. Ballistic Missile

Answer: (B)

HARMEX trains with the High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile, a weapon designed to home in on radar emissions and suppress enemy air defenses. HARMs are purpose-built to seek out radar signals, destroy or degrade the radar emitters, and enable SEAD/DEAD operations. In this exercise, pilots practice targeting radar sources, cueing and employing the missile, and managing the engagement to reduce threats from radar-guided defenses. The other types of missiles serve different missions—anti-submarine missiles target submarines, torpedoes are underwater weapons, and ballistic missiles are long-range strategic or theater missiles—so they don’t fit the focus of a HARMEX training scenario.