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AGM-119 Penguin
IOC: 1993
Also Known As
RBS12
Origin
Norway
Contractor/s
Kongsberg Gruppen
Applications
MH-60R Strikehawk
SH-2G Super Seasprite
SH-60B Seahawk
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Description:
The Penguin is a helicopter- and aircraft-launched, sea-skimming, anti-ship missile. It has been designed to meet the challenge of littoral environments discriminating targets from islands and other natural obstacles through its passive IR homing head. In addition, the Penguin can navigate through its target following selectable trajectories. It is immune to radar countermeasures, decoys and jamming.
The United States, Australia, Greece, Sweden, Spain, and Turkey, as well as Norway, have purchased the Penguin missile to date.
Australia employs the Penguin missile on its US-built Kaman helicopters. The Australian government signed three procurement contracts in 1998, 1999 and 2004 worth $142 million.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 280 mm, Length 3 m, Width 1.4 m
Weights: Max Weight 384 kg (847 lb), Warhead 120 kg (265 lb)
Performance: Max Range 46,300 m (151,903 ft), Top Speed 399 mps (Mach 1.20)
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2008
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