UGM-89 Perseus
UGM-89A Perseus | |
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Type | Standoff Anti-Submarine & Anti-ship |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | |
Operational range | 30 nmi (35 mi; 56 km)[2][5] |
Launch platform | Submarine[2][3][4][5] |
The UGM-89 Perseus was a proposed
Development
The Navy issued the STAM requirement in March 1969, and the
Design overview
Because of its large size, the UGM-89 Perseus missile could not be launched from the Navy's standard 21 in (530 mm) submarine
By 1971, the STAM project had evolved into a long-range Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM) program capable of undertaking a variety of combat missions, including strategic nuclear strike (see table below).[4] The proposed ACM versions of the UGM-89 Perseus STAM would use a slightly enlarged launch tube (40 in × 400 in (100 cm × 1,020 cm), and 1979 would have been the date for its initial operational capability (IOC).[4]
1971 ACM Alternatives | High-Subsonic Anti-ship/AShW | Supersonic Anti-ship/AShW | Strategic Nuclear Strike |
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Dimensions | 34 x 336 inches (86.36 x 853.4 cm) | 34 x 340 inches (86.36 x 863.6 cm) | 34 x 336 inches (86.36 x 853.4 cm) |
Overall launch weight | 8,600 lbs. (3,900.9 kg) | 11,420 lbs. (5,180.0 kg) | 9,950 lbs. (4,13.2 kg) |
Without booster | 6,183 lbs. (2,804.6 kg) | 7.519 lbs. (3,410.6 kg) | ——— |
Warhead | 1,000 lb. armour piercing (453.6 kg) | 700 lb. (317.6 kg) | 260 lb. (117.9 kg) |
Speed | Mach 0.8 (609 mph or 980 km/h) | Mach 2.0 (1,522 mph or 2450 km/h) | Mach 0.8 (609 mph or 980 km/h) |
Range | 400 nm (740.8 km) | 400 nm (740.8 km) | 1800 nm (3,333.6 km) |
Cancellation
The UGM-89 Perseus missile system was cancelled in 1973, and its proposed nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine platform was officially cancelled in 1974, with the Navy deciding to build the less expensive
See also
- BGM-109 Tomahawk
- RUR-5 ASROC
- UGM-84 Harpoon
- UUM-44 SUBROC
- UUM-125 Sea Lance
Notes
- ^ a b "Lockheed's Tactical Undersea Missile". Flight International. 29 May 1969. p. 911. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "UGM-89 Perseus". Directory of US Military Rockets and Missiles. 24 October 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ ISBN 1-57488-530-8. Archived from the originalon 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ ISBN 1-55750-260-9. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "UGM-89 Perseus". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on September 4, 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ a b "Boeing RUM/UUM-125 Sea Lance". Directory of US Military Rockets and Missiles. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ISBN 0-87021-897-2.
- ^ "Missile Design Series". Military. GlobalSecurity.org. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
References
- Francillon, René J. (1988). Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. ISBN 0-87021-897-2.
- Friedman, Norman (1994). U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History. ISBN 1-55750-260-9.
- Polmar, Norman; J.K. Moore (2004). Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines. ISBN 1-57488-530-8.
External links
- UGM-89 Perseus - Directory of US Military Rockets and Missiles
- UGM-89 Perseus - Harpoon series
- UGM-89 Perseus - Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Missile Design Series - GlobalSecurity.org
- "Lockheed's Tactical Undersea Missile" - Flight International - May 29, 1969