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The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a small lightweight infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use by the American German South Korean Greek Turkish Saudi and Egyptian navies. It was intended originally and used primarily as a point-defense weapon against anti-ship cruise missiles. The missile is so-named because it rolls around its longitudinal axis to stabilize its flight path much like a bullet fired from a rifled barrel.
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