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Minuteman III
Single sourceMinuteman III: 59.9 ft (18.3 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | LGM-30G Minuteman III | Rampage (missile) |
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| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing[source] | תעש מערכות ו אלביט מערכות מפעל מלמ של התעשייה האווירית[source]Named manufacturer organization |
| Operators | United States Air Force[source] | — |
4.7 m (15 ft)[source]
Maximum; Mach 1.0 – Mach 1.6
Single source350–550 m/s (Mach 1.0 – Mach 1.6)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source150 kg (330 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In service | Minuteman III: 1970–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Minuteman III: 2–3 × W62 (retired), 2–3 × W78 (retired), 1 × W78 (active), or 1 × W87 (active)[source] | Multi- EFP[source] |
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| Guidance | gimballed inertial navigation system[source]Minuteman III (LGM-30G); navigation system The Guidance Replacement Program replaces the NS20A Missile Guidance Set with the NS50 Missile Guidance Set.[source]Minuteman III (LGM-30G); Guidance Replacement Program | — |
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| Launch platforms | missile silos[source]Minuteman III; deployment described as of September 2017 | — |
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| Used by | — | Israeli Air Force Indian Air Force Indian Navy[source] |
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| Designer | — | Elbit Systems , Israel Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Radio proximity fuze , Blast fragmentation[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 3,000–40,000 ft (910–12,190 m)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | INS + Altimeter + GPS + Two-way Datalink[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 10m CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | F-16 , F-15 , F/A-18E/F , Eurofighter Typhoon , IAI Kfir , Sukhoi Su-30MKI , SEPECAT Jaguar , MiG-29K[source] |
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