The LAU-118/A guided missile launcher is a reusable launcher that completes the F/A-18 and EA6B aircraft suspension and launching system for the HARM, AGM-88, air-to-ground guided missile. The launcher consists of the launcher housing, forward and aft fairing assemblies, forward and aft launcher tracks, suspension lugs, insert plugs, and internal electrical components. The launcher is a structurally modified Aero 5B-1. The LAU-118/A is suspended from the BRU-32 bomb rack on the inboard and outboard pylons. An electrically operated retention mechanism prevents inadvertent loss of the missile.