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Description: The Penguin is a helicopter launched anti-ship missile
developed for use on Lamps III helicopters and NATO allies.
Features: The Penguin missile has an indirect flight path to target. It is also operated in "fire-and-forget" mode to allow multiple target aqusition. The Penguin is fired from a launcher or a stage weighin approximately 1100 pounds.
Background: The Penguin was developed by and for the Norwegian Navy. The
original Penguin became operational on Norwegian fast attack boats in 1972.
Point of Contact:
Public Affairs Office
Naval Air Systems Command (AIR-07D2)
Washington, DC 20361-0701
(703) 604-2822
Primary Function: Helicopter launched anti-ship missile.
Contractor: Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk (Norway)
Power Plant: Solid propellant rocket motor and solid propellant booster
Length: 120.48 inches (3.06 meters)
Launch Weight: 847 pounds (385 kilograms)
Diameter: 11.2 inches (28.45 centimeters)
Wing Span: 39 inches (71.12 centimeters)
Range: 21.7 miles (25 nautical miles/35 km)
Speed: 1.2 Mach maximum
Guidance: Inertial and infrared terminal.
Warhead: 265 pound (120.5 kilogram), semi armor piercing
Date Deployed: Fourth quarter 1993
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