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Air defence1992–present
SAM -based CIWS
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile is a sAM -based CIWS originating in Germany and United States. The cited manufacturer or builder is General Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl Defence.
Germany and United StatesTechnical data
SAM -based CIWS
Germany and United States
1992–present
§ Operators
General Dynamics (now Raytheon ) and Diehl BGT Defence
1976
General Dynamics (now Raytheon) and Diehl Defence
US$998,000 (FY2014) US$905,330 (FY2021) (average)
1985–present
§ Variants
5,777 kg (12,736 lb ) (launcher) 73.5 kilograms (162 lb 1 oz) (missile)
2.79 m (9 ft 2 in) (missile)
127 mm (5 in) (Block 1 missile) 159 mm (6.25 in) (Block 2 missile)
434 mm (17.1 in)
Blast fragmentation warhead
11.3 kg (24 lb 15 oz)
Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket
Solid
9 km (5.6 mi)
In excess of Mach 2 (1,500 mph ; 2,500 km/h )
Three modes: passive radio frequency/infrared homing, infrared only, or infrared dual mode enabled (radio frequency and infrared homing)
Over 95%
Mk 144 Guided Missile Launcher (GML) of the Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS)
Egypt
Germany
Greece
Japan
Mexico
Qatar
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United States
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.79 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Egypt GermanyReported count for Mk 49 GMLS Guided Missile Launching System. Service scope: weapons of the German Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 32. Origin: Germany United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Greece
Japan
Mexico
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Türkiye
United Arab Emirates United States