The Navy is getting ready to accept its first Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) for ship defense — a new variant of the self-guided missiles now protecting a wide range of Navy ships including amphibious assault ships and the Littoral Combat Ship, service officials said.“RAM provides the self-defense against cruise missiles, aircraft and small surface threats. It has a dual mode RF and IR guidance system that will guide it right to an inbound target,” said Jeffrey Meyer, business development manager, Raytheon.
The Block 2 RAM, now in low-rate-initial production, will be delivered to the Navy toward the end of the summer, Raytheon officials said.
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How about an explanation of what the term "rolling airframe" means?
ReplyDeleteThe missile is so-named because it rolls around its longitudinal axis to stabilize its flight path, much like a bullet fired from a rifled barrel.
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