RIM-66 Standard vs RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
Overview
The RIM-66 Standard and the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow are both Surface-to-Air missiles.
The RIM-66 Standard has a range of 74 km — 3.9x the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow's 19 km. The RIM-66 Standard reaches 4,290 km/h vs 4,256 km/h for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The RIM-66 Standard carries a 62 kg warhead vs 40 kg for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. Launch weight is 608 kg for the RIM-66 Standard vs 228 kg for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The RIM-66 Standard uses Active terminal guidance guidance, while the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow relies on Semi-active radar homing.
Unit cost is $2.4M for the RIM-66 Standard vs $0.1654M for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The RIM-66 Standard entered service 9 years before the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow (1967 vs 1976).
| American surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1967, manufactured by Raytheon and Hughes. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon / Hughes |
| Service year | 1967 |
| Number produced | 5,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $2.4 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 | 74.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3.5 ◉ |
| Weight | 608 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 62.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 4.72 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 343 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Active terminal 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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