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Highly maneuverable air-to-air missile with surface-to-air capability.
The Navy's RIM-7M Sea Sparrow and the Air Force's AIM-7 Sparrow are radar-guided, air-to-air missiles with high explosive warheads.
Have a cylindrical body with four wings at mid-body and four tail fins.
The Navy uses the Sea Sparrow version aboard ships as a surface-to-air anti-missile defense.
Has all-weather, all-altitude operational capability and can attack high-performance aircraft and missiles from any direction.
Widely deployed by U.S. and NATO forces.
Found aboard many U.S. and NATO surface warships.
Primary Function: Air-to-air and surface-to-air radar-guided missile.
Power Plant: Hercules MK-58 solid-propellant rocket motor.
Thrust: Classified.
Speed: More than 2,660 mph (4,256 kph).
Range: More than 30 nautical miles (approximately 55 km).
Length: 12 feet (3.64 meters).
Diameter: 8 inches (20.3 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet 4 inches (one meter).
Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation warhead, 90 pounds (40.5 kg).
Launch Weight: Approximately 500 pounds (225 kg).
Guidance System: Raytheon semi-active on continuous wave or pulsed Doppler radar energy.
Date Deployed: 1976.
Unit Cost: $165,400.
Inventory: Classified.
Aircraft Platforms:
Navy: F-14 and F/A-18;
Air Force: F-4, F-15, and F-16;
Marine Corps: F-4 and F/A-18