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© U.S. Navy
Description: The Penguin is a helicopter-launched anti-ship missile developed for use on LAMPS III helicopters and NATO allies.
Features: The Penguin missile has an indirect flight path to target. It is also operated in "fire-and-forget" mode to allow multiple target acqusition. The Penguin is fired from a launcher or a stage weighing approximately 1100 pounds (500 kilograms).
Background: The Penguin was developed by and for the Norwegian Navy. The original Penguin became operational on Norwegian fast attack boats in 1972.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Helicopter launched anti-ship missile
Contractor: Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk (Norway)
Power Plant: Solid propellant rocket motor and solid propellant booster
Length: 120.48 inches (3.06 meters)
Launch Weight: 847 pounds (385 kilograms)
Diameter: 11.2 inches (28.45 centimeters)
Wing Span: 39 inches (71.12 centimeters)
Range: 21.7 miles (25 nautical miles/35 km)
Speed: 1.2 Mach maximum
Guidance: Inertial and infrared terminal
Warhead: 265 pounds (120.5 kilogram), semi armor piercing
Date Deployed: Fourth quarter 1993
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