1. Weapon
  2. RIM-162C ESSM

Basic Information

Type： Guided Weapon Cruise Altitude： 15240 m Air Range： 1 - 30 nm Air Hit Rate： 90 %
Length： 3.66 m Climb Rate： 563 m/s Surface Range： 1 - 25 nm Surface Hit Rate： 90 %
Span： 1 m Launch Altitude： 0 - 0 m Land Range： 0 - 0 nm Land Hit Rate： 0 %
Diameter： 0.25 m Launch Speed： 0 - 0 kt Subsurface Range： 0 - 0 nm Subsurface Hit Rate： 0 %
Weight： 280 kg Target Altitude (AGL)： 9.1 - 15240 m Target Speed： 0 - 2300 kt CEP, Surface： 4 m
Waypoint Number： 0 Target Altitude (ASL)： 0 - 19812 m CEP, Land 0 m

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
SARH Seeker Weapon Seeker, Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH) 0.00 - 40.00 nm 0 sec Early 2000s

Weapon Capabilities

Illuminate at Launch Anti-Air All-Aspect Capable vs Seaskimmer Flight Profile - Level Cruise Flight

Targets

Aircraft Helicopter Missile Surface Vessel

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 1.92 nm 5.25 nm 1.92 nm
Visual Classification Range 0 nm 0 nm 0 nm
Infrared Detection Range 0.72 nm 4.25 nm 9.67 nm
Infrared Classification Range 0 nm 0 nm 0 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) -15.4 dBsm (0.0288 m²) -12.2 dBsm (0.0603 m²) -15.4 dBsm (0.0288 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) -15.4 dBsm (0.0288 m²) -12.2 dBsm (0.0603 m²) -15.4 dBsm (0.0288 m²)

Datalink

Type Model Range Channels
Not recorded in database

Warhead

Sequence Model Type Damage Points Explosive Type
1 RIM-162 39kg/66lb Blast-Frag Fragmentation 13.65 Fragmentation [kg], Prefragmented

Fuel

Fuel Type Fuel Capacity
Rocket Fuel 51

Carried / Used By

Platform Type Platform Name Country/Region Year Commissioned Usage
Ship DD 101 Murasame
ESSM
 Japan 2012 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 4 VLS
Ship F 101 Benito Juarez [Sigma 10514]
Reformador Class
 Mexico 2018 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 8 Cells]
Ship F 333 Bartolomeu Diaz [Karel Doorman]
2x, MLU
 Portugal 2021 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 0 VLS
Ship F 341 Absalon
2x
 Denmark 2026 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 16 Cells]
Ship F 341 Absalon
2x
 Denmark 2020 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 16 Cells]
Ship F 361 Iver Huitfeldt
Final Weapon Outfit
 Denmark 2015 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 12 Cells]
Ship F 361 Iver Huitfeldt
Initial Weapon Outfit
 Denmark 2012 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 12 Cells]
Ship F 452 Hydra [Meko 200HN] Greece 2025 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 2 VLS
Ship F 452 Hydra [Meko 200HN]
Operation Aspides
 Greece 2024 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 2 VLS
Ship F 452 Hydra [Meko 200HN]
MLU
 Greece 2022 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 2 VLS
Ship F 452 Hydra [Meko 200HN] Greece 2009 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 2 VLS
Ship F 454 Psara [Meko 200HN] Greece 2009 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 2 VLS
Ship F 455 Salamis [Meko 200HN] Greece 2009 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 2 VLS
Ship FFH 330 Halifax [City Class]
Project Strongbow, COMINT/SIGINT Refit
 Canada 2023 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 0 VLS
Ship FFH 330 Halifax [City Class]
Mid-Life Refit, 12.7mm RWS
 Canada 2018 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 0 VLS
Ship FFH 330 Halifax [City Class]
HCM/FELEX Refit
 Canada 2012 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 0 VLS
Ship FFH 330 Halifax [City Class]
ESSM Refit
 Canada 2008 Mount / Launcher
Mk48 Mod 0 VLS
Ship L 16 Absalon
2x
 Denmark 2008 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 16 Cells]
Ship P 110 Bani Yas [Gowind 2500 Class]
2x
 UAE 2022 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 8 Cells]
Ship P 171 Baynunah UAE 2012 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 2 Cells]
Ship P 570 Knud Rasmussen [Stanflex] Denmark 2008 Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 6 Cells]
Ship TBD [Sigma 10514] Colombia - Mount / Launcher
Mk56 VLS [Dual, 8 Cells]