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Sea Ferret




be launched from within a Sub-Harpoon missile canister and controlled by a submerged submarine to provide covert surveillance, weapons targeting, choke point interdiction, and battle damage assessment.

While its primary mission was reconnaissance, Sea Ferret was a weapon, carrying a nine-kilogram (20 lb) warhead, capable of destroying
smaller targets like command centers and Surface-to-air Missile launchers.

Sea Ferret was under development by Northrop Grumman Corporation since 1991 , and was successfully demonstrated
onboard ''Asheville'' (SSN-758) .


GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

  • Weight: 145 lb (66 kg)

  • Length: 75 in (1.9 m) long

  • Range: 370 nautical miles (685 km)

  • Loiter: 2 hours

  • Speed: 300 knots (550 km/h) maximum, 80 knots (148 km/h) minimum

  • Warhead: 20 lb (9 kg)