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RUM-139 VL-ASROC | |
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![]() RUM-139 midflight | |
Type | Anti-submarine missile |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1993 – present |
Used by | United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and others |
Production history | |
Designer | Goodyear Aerospace |
Designed | 1983 – 1993 |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Produced | 1993 – present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,409 lb (639 kg) |
Length | 16 ft 1 in (4.89 m) |
Diameter | 1 ft 2 in (358 mm) |
Wingspan | 2 ft 3.4 in (696 mm) |
Warhead | RUM-139A: Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedo
RUM-139B: Mark 46 Mod 5A(SW) torpedo RUM-139C: Mark 54 torpedo[1] |
Engine | Two-stage solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 12 nmi (22 km)[2] |
Maximum speed | Mach 1 (309 m/s; 1013 ft/s) |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance and Mk 210 Mod 0 Digital Autopilot Control subsystem |
Launch platform | Mk 41 VLS |
References | Janes[3] |
The RUM-139 Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (VL-ASROC or VLA) is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family, currently built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy.[1]