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Polyphem

IOC: 2004

Polyphem-S

Origin
France
Germany
Italy

Contractor/s
MBDA

Applications
K130 Braunschweig
MEKO D

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Polyphem

Description: The Polyphem-S is a derivative of the optical fiber guided Polyphem missile designed to be perform as an anti-ship missile. The Polyphem-S has been selected for the German class 130 corvettes.

The Polyphem-S program was cancelled in early 2003.

Specifications
Dimensions: Length 3 m

Weights: Max Weight 145 kg (320 lb), Warhead 20 kg (44 lb)

Performance: Ceiling 600 m (1,969 ft), Cruise Speed 120 mps (432 kph), Max Range 60,000 m (196,850 ft), Top Speed 180 mps (Mach 0.54)

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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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