Function: The Penguin is a helicopter launched anti-ship missile developed for use on Lamps III helicopters and NATO allies.







Description: 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 weighing approximately 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms).







History: The Penguin was developed by and for the Norwegian Navy. The original Penguin became operational on Norwegian fast attack boats in 1972.







General Characteristics, Penguin Anti-Ship Missile







Contractors:

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)







Wingspan:

39 inches (71.12 centimeters)













Range:

21.7 miles (25 nautical miles/35 kilometers)







Speed:

1.2 Mach maximum







Warhead:

265 pounds (120.5 kilograms), semi armor piercing







Guidance System:

Inertial and infrared terminal







Date Deployed:

Fourth quarter 1993