Description:
Kormoran is an medium-range, high-subsonic, sea-skimming anti-ship missile used on the German Tornado IDS aircraft. It features inertial guidance with radar homing in the final phase of the flight to effectively engage a given ship. The missile's warhead penetrates the ship's hull before detonating maximizing blast effects. Kormoran 2 is an upgraded version of Kormoran. Each Tornado IDS can carry two such missiles.
Specifications Dimensions: Diameter 340 mm, Length 4.4 m, Width 1 m
Weights: Max Weight 600 kg (1,323 lb), Warhead 160 kg (353 lb)
Performance: Max Range 40,000 m (131,234 ft), Top Speed 299 mps (Mach 0.90)
Operators
Germany
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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)
Germany