U.S. Navy medium-range Standard Missile
The RIM-66 Standard MR was developed as the U.S. Navy's medium-range member of the Standard Missile family. It replaced older Terrier and Tartar-era weapons and became central to shipboard area air defense.
Overview
The RIM-66 Standard MR is a medium-range surface-to-air missile developed for the United States Navy, with a secondary role as an anti-ship missile. It was designed to replace the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-24 Tartar missiles.
Specifications
General
MobileNo
GuidanceCommand and semi-active radar
Radar TypeAN/SPG-62
Anti BallisticNo
Research Notes
Naval SAM with secondary surface-attack utility
RIM-66 variants provided fleet defense against aircraft and later missile threats, using shipboard fire-control systems and semi-active radar homing in many versions. Some variants also retained a secondary anti-ship or surface-target capability.
Foundation for later Aegis-era missile families
The RIM-66 lineage is important because it connects older guided-missile ships to modern Standard Missile evolution. Later SM-2, SM-3, and SM-6 families build on the operational logic of common naval missile architecture.
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