5in Rolling Airframe Missile
Abstract
The Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) program is an international cooperative program with the government of the Federal Republic of Germany. The purpose of this program is to develop, test, and field a surface-to-air self-defense system consisting of both a missile launcher and dual mode, passive radio frequency/infrared seeker missiles. The RAM Block 2B missile defends against highly maneuverable Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM) threats and emerging complex raid attacks utilizing an advanced seeker and Missile-to-Missile Link (MML) while maintaining all the proven capabilities of previous RAM variants (Block 0/1/1A/2/2A): accurate terminal guidance, proven lethality, and post-launch fire and forget capability. FY 2025 through FY 2029 efforts are as follows: 1) Complete integration of the latest RAM Guided Missile Weapon System (GMWS) into the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Baseline (BL) 12 Combat System. This will enable the fleet to deploy the full capability of the RAM Block 2B missile which entered production in FY 2023. 2) Continue the RAM "Performance Lab" for experiments, Modeling and Simulation (M&S) that provide quick turnaround raid performance curves for guiding integration, tactics, and future investments decisions. 3) Continue the RAM Software Factory to provide end users with rapid missile software updates to address emerging threats. 4) Build on the successful FY 2023/2024 "Performance Lab" experiments to exploit the RAM Block 2B MML as an uplink/downlink and integrate an Electronic Sensor Measurement System (ESMS) into the RAM launchers. This will improve RAM Block 2B mid-course guidance and kill assessment providing an increased probability of missile intercept and increase the number of stowed kills possible by lowering missile usage. This capability will apply to both the MK 49 RAM launcher and the MK 15 SeaRAM launcher.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0167_0604756N_5_1319_PB_2025
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