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RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
A RIM-116 being launched from USS New Orleans in 2013
TypeSAM-based CIWS
Place of originGermany and United States
Service history
In service1992–present
Used by§ Operators
Production history
DesignerGeneral Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl BGT Defence
Designed1976
ManufacturerGeneral Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl Defence
Unit cost
  • US$998,000 (FY2014)
  • US$905,330 (FY2021) (average)
Produced1985–present
Variants§ Variants
Specifications
Mass
  • 5,777 kg (12,736 lb) (launcher)
  • 73.5 kilograms (162 lb 1 oz) (missile)
Length2.79 m (9 ft 2 in) (missile)
Diameter
  • 127 mm (5 in) (Block 1 missile)
  • 159 mm (6.25 in) (Block 2 missile)
Wingspan434 mm (17.1 in)
WarheadBlast fragmentation warhead
Warhead weight11.3 kg (24 lb 15 oz)
EngineHercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket
PropellantSolid
Operational
range
9 km (5.6 mi)
Maximum speedIn excess of Mach 2 (1,500 mph; 2,500 km/h)
Guidance
system
  • Three modes:
    • passive radio frequency/infrared homing,
    • infrared only, or
    • infrared dual mode enabled (radio frequency and infrared homing)
AccuracyOver 95%
Launch
platform
Mk 144 Guided Missile Launcher (GML) of the Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS)

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