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RIM-66 Standard Missile
Raytheon · Surface-to-Air · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
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.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- SAM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Operator
- USA/NATO/Japan/export
- Primary Role
- Surface-to-Air
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1967
- Produced
- 15000
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- $2.0M
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Aerojet MK 56 dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Sea-launched
- Length (ft)
- 14.7
- Wingspan (ft)
- 3.5
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 620
- MTOW (lb)
- 1350
- Payload (lb)
- 137
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.03
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 80000
- Range (mi)
- 90
- Max Speed (mph)
- 2684
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 3.5
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation