Basic Information

Type: Guided Weapon Cruise Altitude: 0 m Air Range: 0.2 - 10 nm Air Hit Rate: 80 %
Length: 2.24 m Climb Rate: 295 m/s Surface Range: 0 - 0 nm Surface Hit Rate: 0 %
Span: 0.4 m Launch Altitude: 0 - 0 m Land Range: 0 - 0 nm Land Hit Rate: 0 %
Diameter: 0.13 m Launch Speed: 0 - 0 kt Subsurface Range: 0 - 0 nm Subsurface Hit Rate: 0 %
Weight: 43 kg Target Altitude (AGL): 9.1 - 4876.8 m Target Speed: 0 - 700 kt CEP, Surface: 0 m
Waypoint Number: 0 Target Altitude (ASL): 0 - 19812 m CEP, Land 0 m

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
Not recorded in database

Weapon Capabilities

Anti-Air All-Aspect Multi-Stage Missile

Targets

Aircraft Helicopter Missile

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Visual Detection Range 1.22 nm 3.34 nm 1.22 nm
Visual Classification Range 0 nm 0 nm 0 nm
Infrared Detection Range 0.46 nm 3.15 nm 8.12 nm
Infrared Classification Range 0 nm 0 nm 0 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) -20.8 dBsm (0.00832 m²) -17.4 dBsm (0.0182 m²) -20.8 dBsm (0.00832 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) -20.8 dBsm (0.00832 m²) -17.4 dBsm (0.0182 m²) -20.8 dBsm (0.00832 m²)

Datalink

Type Model Range Channels
Rapier Weapon Link Rapier Missile Datalink 10 nm 1

Warhead

Sequence Model Type Damage Points Explosive Type
1 Rapier [2.7kg/6lb Blast/Frag] Fragmentation 0.94 Fragmentation [kg], Prefragmented

Fuel

Fuel Type Fuel Capacity
Rocket Fuel 29

Carried / Used By

Platform Type Platform Name Country/Region Year Commissioned Usage
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Turkey 2004 Mount / Launcher
Rapier Mk2 Fire Unit B1X
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Switzerland 2003 Mount / Launcher
Rapier Mk2 Fire Unit B1X
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
200x, 2x + Dagger pr Plt
Singapore 2000 Mount / Launcher
Rapier Mk2 Fire Unit B1X
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Oman 1998 Mount / Launcher
Rapier Mk2 Fire Unit B1X
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier FSC Blindfire)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Malaysia 2008 Mount / Launcher
Rapier Mk2 Fire Unit
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier FSC Blindfire)
2x + Dagger pr Plt, 3x Plt pr Bty
United Kingdom 1998 Mount / Launcher
Rapier Mk2 Fire Unit
Ground Unit Rapier FSC
Rapier 2000
United Kingdom 1992 Mount / Launcher
Rapier Mk2 Fire Unit
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Turkey 2004 Magazine
Rapier Mk2 Mobile
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Switzerland 2003 Magazine
Rapier Mk2 Mobile
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
200x, 2x + Dagger pr Plt
Singapore 2000 Magazine
Rapier Mk2 Mobile
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier B1X)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Oman 1998 Magazine
Rapier Mk2 Mobile
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier FSC Blindfire)
2x + Dagger pr Plt
Malaysia 2008 Magazine
Rapier Mk2 Mobile
Facility SAM Plt/2 (Rapier FSC Blindfire)
2x + Dagger pr Plt, 3x Plt pr Bty
United Kingdom 1998 Magazine
Rapier Mk2 Mobile