RIM-85
RIM-85 was a short-lived project by the United States Navy to develop a surface-to-air missile for the defense of naval vessels. Developed during the late 1960s, the project was cancelled before the start of detailed design work.
Also recorded as ZRIM-85A
RIM-85
- Name
- ZRIM-85A
- Field
- surface-to-air missile
- Region
- United States
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RIM-85 was a short-lived project by the United States Navy to develop a surface-to-air missile for the defense of naval vessels. Developed during the late 1960s, the project was cancelled before the start of detailed design work.
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Key facts
• Name — ZRIM-85A • Origin — United States • Type — Surface-to-air missile • Is Missile — yes • Used By — United States Navy • Design Date — 1968
Development and cancellation
Development and cancellation
During the 1960s, the United States Navy identified a requirement for a new type of surface-to-air missile, capable of defending ships against attack by enemy aircraft and missiles. The resulting specification called for a medium-range missile, capable of being used in all weather conditions; in addition to its air defense role, the missile was intended to possess a secondary capability in the surface-to-surface mission for use against enemy ships. In July 1968, the project was assigned the Mission Designation System designation ZRIM-85A, the "Z" indicating a project in the planning stage; however, the program was cancelled later that year, before any significant design work on the missile, or any development of hardware, had been conducted.
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- 1.Parsch 2002
- 2.Morison and Rowe 1975, p.216.
- 3.Andrade 1979, p.235.
- 4.Parsch 2024
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