SeaRAM
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SeaRAM is a close-in weapon system that combines the Rolling Airframe Missile launcher with the Phalanx CIWS sensor and fire-control suite to provide autonomous shipboard defense against anti-ship missiles and other airborne threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SeaRAM canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10796485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SeaRAM Context triple: [RIM-116 RAM, notableVariant, SeaRAM]
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A.
C-RAM
C-RAM (Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar) is a defensive weapons system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming indirect fire such as rockets, artillery shells, and mortar rounds to protect troops and critical assets.
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B.
Monolithic Memories
Monolithic Memories was a semiconductor company known for developing programmable read-only memory (PROM) and logic devices after being spun off from Fairchild Semiconductor.
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C.
Sharc
Sharc is a rapper and frequent collaborator within Pi’erre Bourne’s hip-hop collective, known for his melodic, trap-influenced style.
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D.
Corsair
Corsair is a computer hardware and peripherals company best known for its gaming-focused products such as keyboards, mice, headsets, and PC components.
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E.
Cortex
Cortex is an open-source, horizontally scalable, and highly available long-term storage system for Prometheus metrics, designed for cloud-native environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SeaRAM Target entity description: SeaRAM is a close-in weapon system that combines the Rolling Airframe Missile launcher with the Phalanx CIWS sensor and fire-control suite to provide autonomous shipboard defense against anti-ship missiles and other airborne threats.
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A.
C-RAM
C-RAM (Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar) is a defensive weapons system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming indirect fire such as rockets, artillery shells, and mortar rounds to protect troops and critical assets.
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B.
Monolithic Memories
Monolithic Memories was a semiconductor company known for developing programmable read-only memory (PROM) and logic devices after being spun off from Fairchild Semiconductor.
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C.
Sharc
Sharc is a rapper and frequent collaborator within Pi’erre Bourne’s hip-hop collective, known for his melodic, trap-influenced style.
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D.
Corsair
Corsair is a computer hardware and peripherals company best known for its gaming-focused products such as keyboards, mice, headsets, and PC components.
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E.
Cortex
Cortex is an open-source, horizontally scalable, and highly available long-term storage system for Prometheus metrics, designed for cloud-native environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
close-in weapon system
ⓘ
shipboard air-defense system ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Phalanx CIWS
ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile ⓘ
linked to:
RIM-116 RAM
|
| component |
Phalanx search radar
ⓘ
Phalanx tracking radar ⓘ RAM missile canister pack ⓘ electro-optical sensor package ⓘ |
| control | ship combat system interface capable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor | autonomous shipboard defense ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
airborne threats
ⓘ
anti-ship cruise missiles ⓘ |
| developer |
RAM-System GmbH
ⓘ
Raytheon ⓘ
linked to:
Raytheon Company
|
| engagementMode |
automatic
ⓘ
autonomous ⓘ |
| feature |
360-degree coverage
ⓘ
all-weather capability ⓘ fully automated detection-to-engagement sequence ⓘ quick-reaction capability ⓘ |
| fireControl |
Phalanx CIWS fire-control system
ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
|
| guidanceType |
infrared homing
ⓘ
passive radio frequency homing ⓘ |
| launcherType | 11-cell RAM launcher ⓘ |
| missionPhase | last-ditch defense layer ⓘ |
| mountingLocation | ship superstructure ⓘ |
| NATODesignation |
RIM-116 SeaRAM (launcher-missile system)
ⓘ
linked to:
RIM-116 RAM
|
| platform | surface ship ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-ship missile defense
ⓘ
point defense ⓘ short-range air defense ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket (via RAM missile) ⓘ |
| rangeCategory | short range ⓘ |
| replaces | Phalanx CIWS gun mount on some ships ⓘ |
| sensorSuite |
Phalanx CIWS electro-optical sensor
ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
Phalanx CIWS radar ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
|
| threatEnvironment |
high-saturation missile attacks
ⓘ
maneuvering anti-ship missiles ⓘ sea-skimming missiles ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Navy
ⓘ
Republic of Korea Navy ⓘ
linked to:
South Korean Navy
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Royal Saudi Navy ⓘ
linked to:
Saudi Arabian Navy
United States Navy ⓘ |
| uses |
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
ⓘ
linked to:
RIM-116 RAM
|
| warheadType | fragmentation warhead (via RAM missile) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: SeaRAM Description of subject: SeaRAM is a close-in weapon system that combines the Rolling Airframe Missile launcher with the Phalanx CIWS sensor and fire-control suite to provide autonomous shipboard defense against anti-ship missiles and other airborne threats.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.