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Rafael Popeye (missile)
Rafael · Air-to-Surface · Israel · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Popeye is a family of air-to-surface missiles developed and in use by Israel, of which several types have been developed for Israeli and export users. A long-range submarine-launched cruise missile variant of the Popeye Turbo has been speculated as being employed in Israel's submarine-based nuclear forces. The United States operated the Popeye under a different designation according to US naming conventions as the AGM-142 Have Nap.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- ASM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Israel
- Manufacturer
- Rafael
- Operator
- Israel/USA
- Primary Role
- Air-to-Surface
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1989
- Produced
- 700
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- $3.0M
- Propulsion
- Turbofan
- Engine
- Williams F107 turbofan
- Thrust / Power
- 700 lbf
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 15.8
- Wingspan (ft)
- 5
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 1540
- MTOW (lb)
- 3085
- Payload (lb)
- 750
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.08
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 40000
- Range (mi)
- 50
- Max Speed (mph)
- 614
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.8
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation / penetrating