RIM-66 Standard

RIM-66 Standard MR
A RIM-66 Standard MR on a Mk-26 launcher
TypeMedium-range surface-to-air missile with anti-ship capability
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1967 (RIM-66A SM-1MR Block I)
1979 (RIM-66C SM-2MR)[1]
Used bySee list of Operators
Production history
Produced1967 onwards
No. builtOver 5,000[2]
Specifications
MassSM-2 – 1,558 lb (707 kg)
Length15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Diameter13.5 in (34.3 cm)
Wingspan3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
WarheadBlast fragmentation warhead
Detonation
mechanism
Radar and contact fuze

EngineDual thrust, solid-fuel rocket
Operational
range
40 to 92 nmi (74 to 170 km)
Flight ceiling> 25,000 m (82,000 ft)
Maximum speed Mach 3.5 (4,290 km/h; 2,660 mph; 1.19 km/s)
Guidance
system
SM-2MR Block IIIA Command and Inertial midcourse guidance with monopulse semi-active radar homing in the terminal phase of the interception.
SM-2MR Block IIIB missiles have dual infrared homing/semi-active terminal homing.
SM-1MR Block VI missiles have monopulse semi-active radar homing without command and inertial mid-course guidance.[3]
Launch
platform
Surface ship

The RIM-66 Standard MR (SM-1MR/SM-2MR) is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM), with a secondary role as an anti-ship missile, developed for the United States Navy (USN). A member of the Standard Missile family of weapons, the SM-1 was developed as a replacement for the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-24 Tartar that were deployed in the 1950s on a variety of USN ships. The RIM-67 Standard (SM-1ER/SM-2ER) is an extended range version of this missile with a solid rocket booster stage.

  1. ^ United States Navy, US Navy Fact File:Standard Missile Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, October 11, 2002. Accessed June 5, 2006.
  2. ^ Raytheon Restarts SM-2 Production for the Netherlands Japan Australia and South Korea Archived 2017-06-22 at the Wayback Machine - Navyrecognition.com, 22 June 2017
  3. ^ Raytheon, Raytheon.com Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, March 17, 2009, Accessed August 24, 2009.