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RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile

The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use by the German, Japanese, Greek, Turkish, South Korean, Saudi Arabian, Egyptian, Mexican, UAE, and United States navies. It was originally intended and used primarily as a point-defense weapon against anti-ship missiles. As its name indicates…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
In excess of Mach 2 (1,500 mph; 2,500 km/h)
Accuracy
Over 95%
Designed
1976
Designer
General Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl BGT Defence
Diameter
127 mm (5 in) (Block 1 missile) · 159 mm (6.25 in) (Block 2 missile)
Engine
Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket

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Guidance system · 4
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → infrared dual mode enabled (radio frequency and infrared homing), infrared only, or, passive radio frequency/infrared homing,, Three modes: passive radio frequency/infrared homing,infrared only, orinfrared dual mode enabled (radio frequency and infrared homing)
Diameter · 2
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → 127 mm (5 in) (Block 1 missile), 159 mm (6.25 in) (Block 2 missile)
Mass · 2
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → 5,777 kg (12,736 lb) (launcher), 73.5 kilograms (162 lb 1 oz) (missile)
Unit cost · 2
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → US$905,330 (FY2021) (average), US$998,000 (FY2014)
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → In excess of Mach 2 (1,500 mph; 2,500 km/h)
Accuracy · 1
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → Over 95%
Designed · 1
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → 1976
Designer · 1
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → General Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl BGT Defence
Engine · 1
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket
In service · 1
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile → 1992–present

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RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedIn excess of Mach 2 (1,500 mph; 2,500 km/h)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileAccuracyOver 95%1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileDesigned19761.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileDesignerGeneral Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl BGT Defence1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileDiameter127 mm (5 in) (Block 1 missile)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileDiameter159 mm (6.25 in) (Block 2 missile)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileEngineHercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileGuidance systemThree modes: passive radio frequency/infrared homing,infrared only, orinfrared dual mode enabled (radio frequency and infrared homing)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileGuidance systempassive radio frequency/infrared homing,1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileGuidance systeminfrared only, or1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileGuidance systeminfrared dual mode enabled (radio frequency and infrared homing)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileIn service1992–present1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileLaunch platformMk 144 Guided Missile Launcher (GML) of the Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileLength2.79 m (9 ft 2 in) (missile)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileManufacturerGeneral Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl Defence1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileMass5,777 kg (12,736 lb) (launcher)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileMass73.5 kilograms (162 lb 1 oz) (missile)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileOperational range9 km (5.6 mi)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissilePlace of originGermany and United States1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileProduced1985–present1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissilePropellantSolid1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileTypeSAM-based CIWS1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileUnit costUS$998,000 (FY2014)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileUnit costUS$905,330 (FY2021) (average)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileUsed by§ Operators1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileVariants§ Variants1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileWarheadBlast fragmentation warhead1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileWarhead weight11.3 kg (24 lb 15 oz)1.00infobox
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileWingspan434 mm (17.1 in)1.00infobox

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