RIM-67:
SM-1, SM-2 Medium Range (MR)
Unofficial
names/slang: a.k.a. Standard Missile
Function:
Surface to air missile
Date
deployed: 1970 (SM-1 MR); 1981 (SM-2 MR)
Contractor:
Raytheon
Unit cost:
SM-1 MR: $402,500; SM-2 MR: $421,400
Length:
14' - 7"
Wingspan:
3' - 6"
Diameter:
13.5"
Speed:
unavailable (supersonic)
Weight at
launch: SM-1: 1,100 lbs (495 kg); SM-2: 1,380
lbs (621 kg)
Guidance:
Semi-active radar homing
Range:
SM-1 MR: 17-23 mi; SM-2 MR: 46-104 mi
Engine:
Morton-Thiokol
dual thrust, solid fuel rocket
Warhead:
Proximity fuse, high explosive |
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RIM-67:
SM-1, SM-2 Extended Range (ER)
Unofficial
names/slang: a.k.a. Standard Missile
Function:
Surface to air missile
Date
deployed: 1981
Contractor:
Raytheon
Unit cost:
$409,000
Length:
26' - 3"
Wingspan:
5' - 2"
Diameter:
13.5"
Speed:
unavailable (supersonic)
Weight at
launch: 2,980 lbs (1341 kg)
Guidance:
Inertial/semi-active radar homing
Range:
75-115 mi
Engine:
Morton-Thiokol
two-stage, solid-fuel rocket; sustainer motor and
booster motor
Warhead:
Proximity fuse, high explosive |
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Description:
Surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile,
mounted on surface ships.
Background: The Standard Missile was
produced in two major types, the SM-1 MR/SM-2
(medium range) and the SM-2 (extended range). It is
one of the most reliable in the Navy's inventory.
Used against missiles, aircraft and ships, it first
came into the fleet more than a decade ago. It
replaced Terrier and Tartar missiles and is part of
the weapons suite of more than 100 Navy ships. The
SM-2 (MR) is a medium range defense weapon for
Ticonderoga-class AEGIS cruisers, Arleigh
Burke-class AEGIS destroyers, California and
Virginia-class nuclear cruisers and Kidd-class
destroyers with NTU conversions. Oliver Hazard
Perry-class frigates use the SM-1 MR.
On January 24, 1997, the Navy successfully
demonstrated a Theater Ballistic Missile Defense
capability when a ballistic missile target was shot
from the sky for the first time using a new version
of the Standard missile family.
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