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BAir defence
small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use
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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 1 of 2
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missilelarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
DisputedConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | SAM -based CIWS[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | Germany and United States[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
missile
Single source2.79 m (9 ft 2 in) (missile)[source]
Length: 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Length: 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in)
Length: 9.3 ft (2.83 m)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Length: 9.3 ft (2.83 m)
Length: 9.45 ft (2.88 m)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Length: 9.45 ft (2.88 m)
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
Block 1 missile
Single sourceBlock 2 missile
Single sourceDiameter
Disputed127 mm (5 in) (Block 1 missile) 159 mm (6.25 in) (Block 2 missile)[source]
Diameter: 127 mm (5.0 in)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Diameter: 127 mm (5.0 in)
Diameter: 5 in (12.70 cm)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Diameter: 5 in (12.70 cm)
Diameter: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Diameter: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
Mass
Single source47.5 t (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons)[source]
launcher
Single sourcemissile
Single sourceWeight
Disputed5,777 kg (12,736 lb ) (launcher) 73.5 kilograms (162 lb 1 oz) (missile)[source]
Weight: 164 lb (74.4 kg)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Weight: 164 lb (74.4 kg)
Weight: 194.4 lb (88.2 kg)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Weight: 194.4 lb (88.2 kg)
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source11.3 kg (24 lb 15 oz)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
§ Operators[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | General Dynamics (now Raytheon ) and Diehl BGT Defence[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | General Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl Defence[source] |
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| Armor | conventional steel[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 17.5 PS/t[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1976[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$998,000 (FY2014) US$905,330 (FY2021) (average)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1985–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | § Variants[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Blast fragmentation warhead[source] |
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| Engine | — | Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Three modes: passive radio frequency/infrared homing, infrared only, or infrared dual mode enabled (radio frequency and infrared homing)[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | Over 95%[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Mk 144 Guided Missile Launcher (GML) of the Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS)[source] |
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| Role | — | small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Rolling Airframe Missiles, together with the Mark 49 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) and support equipment, make up the RAM Mk 31 Guided Missile Weapon System (GMWS). The Mk-144 Guided Missile Launcher (GML) unit weighs 5,777 kilograms (12,736 lb) and stores 21 missiles. The original weapon cannot employ its own sensors prior to firing, so it must be integrated with a ship's combat system, which directs the launcher at targets. On U.S. ships, it is integrated with the AN/SWY-2 Ship Defense Surface Missile System (SDSMS) and Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Mk 1 or Mk 2-based combat systems. SeaRAM, a launcher variant equipped with independent sensors derived from the Vulcan Phalanx CIWS , is being installed on Independence-class littoral combat ships and certain Arleigh Burke -class destroyers .[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Block 2 (RIM-116C) is an upgraded version of the RAM missile aimed at more effectively countering more maneuverable anti-ship missiles through a four-axis independent control actuator system, increased rocket motor capability to 15.8 cm (6.25–inch) diameter, an improved passive radio frequency seeker and upgraded components of the infrared seeker, and advanced kinematics. On 8 May 2007, the U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missile Systems a $105 million development contract. Development was expected to be completed by December 2010. LRIP began in 2012.[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · Variants / Block 2; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Diameter: 127 mm (5.0 in)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Fin span: 434 mm (1 ft 5.1 in)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Warhead: 11.3 kg (24.9 lb) blast fragmentation with 7.9 lb (3.6 kg) High-Explosive[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Launch weight: 73.5 kg (162 lb)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 10 km (6.2 mi)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 9.3 ft (2.83 m)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Diameter: 5 in (12.70 cm)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wingspan: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Weight: 164 lb (74.4 kg)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 9.45 ft (2.88 m)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Diameter: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wingspan: 12.65 in (32.13 cm)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Weight: 194.4 lb (88.2 kg)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Launch weight | — | Launch weight: 73.5 kg (162 lb)[source]RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile · General characteristics · Launch weight: 73.5 kg (162 lb) |
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