RIM-50 Typhon

RIM-50 Typhon LR
Test Launch of Development Missile
Type	Long range surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	Canceled December 1963
Used by	United States Navy
Production history
Manufacturer	Bendix
Specifications
Weight	2,060 pounds (937 kg)
Length	15.5 feet (4.70 m)
Diameter	1.5 feet (0.47 m)
Warhead	High explosive 150 pounds (68 kg) continuous rod, blast fragmentation or W-60 low-yield nuclear warhead
Detonation mechanism	Proximity Fuse
Engine	Two-stage, Solid-fueled rocket booster; ramjet sustainer
Wingspan	5.15 feet (1.57 m)
Propellant	Solid fuel
Operational range	200 nm (370 km)
Flight ceiling	95,000 feet (29,000 m)
Speed	Mach 4.0
Guidance system	Inertial
Launch platform	Ship

The RIM-50 Typhon LR was a missile that was intended to be a Terrier missile–sized replacement to the Talos missile to be used with the Typhon combat system. The RIM-50 was canceled in 1963 along with the medium range RIM-55, when the Typhon combat system was canceled. The technology in development for this missile was incorporated into the RIM-67 Standard missile.