RUM-139 VL-ASROC
The RUM-139 Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (VL-ASROC or VLA) is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family, currently built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy.
| RUM-139 VL-ASROC | |
|---|---|
RUM-139 midflight | |
| Type | Anti-submarine missile |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1993 – present |
| Used by | United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and others |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Goodyear Aerospace |
| Designed | 1983 – 1993 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Produced | 1993 – present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,409 lb (639 kg) |
| Length | 16 ft 1 in (4.89 m) |
| Diameter | 1 ft 2 in (358 mm) |
| Wingspan | 2 ft 3.4 in (696 mm) |
| Warhead | RUM-139A: Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedo
RUM-139B: Mark 46 Mod 5A(SW) torpedo RUM-139C: Mark 54 torpedo |
| Engine | Two-stage solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 12 nmi (22 km) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1 (309 m/s; 1013 ft/s) |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance and Mk 210 Mod 0 Digital Autopilot Control subsystem |
Launch platform | Mk 41 VLS |
| References | Janes |
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