MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
Overview
The MIM-14 Nike Hercules and the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow are both Surface-to-Air missiles.
The MIM-14 Nike Hercules has a range of 140 km — 7.4x the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow's 19 km. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules reaches 4,900 km/h vs 4,256 km/h for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules carries a 500 kg warhead vs 40 kg for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. Launch weight is 4,850 kg for the MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs 228 kg for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules uses Command guidance guidance, while the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow relies on Semi-active radar homing.
Unit cost is $3M for the MIM-14 Nike Hercules vs $0.1654M for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The MIM-14 Nike Hercules entered service 18 years before the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow (1958 vs 1976).
| American surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1958, utilized command guidance to intercept targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Bell |
| Service year | 1958 |
| Number produced | 25,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $3 million |
| American surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1976, uses semi-active radar homing for guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 1976 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.2 million |
| Range | 140.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 4,850 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 500.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 12.53 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 800 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Command guidance |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
| Range | 19.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3.5 ◉ |
| Weight | 228 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 40.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 3.98 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 203 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Semi-active radar homing |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
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