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An Ikara missile on its launcher

The Ikara missile was an Australian ship-launched anti-submarine missile similar to the United States RUM-139 ASROC. The Ikara was powered by a two stage solid-fuel rocket engine and was guided by radio until it reached the vicinity of the submarine contact whereupon it released its Mark 44 or Mark 46 acoustically-guided anti-submarine torpedo. The Ikara was developed in the 1960s and fitted to all of the Royal Australian Navy's River class frigates / destroyer escorts and Perth class guided missile destroyers. It was also operated by the Brazilian Navy, Chilean Navy, Royal Navy, and Royal New Zealand Navy. The Ikara was phased out in the early 1990s.