Naval surface-to-air missile system The ALBATROS is a well proven, all weather, naval system for point and limited area defence, currently installed on more than 70 ships around the world.
Some 65 ALBATROS systems and 1000 missiles have been ordered and manufactured for 14 countries worldwide: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, Thailand and Venezuela.
The ALBATROS 2000 programme is operationnal with the Italian Navy as an upgrade to existing systems and the same solution is being proposed to ALBATROS users worldwide.
Principal Anti-Air Missile system ASTER 15 and ASTER 30 – PAAMS is the only missile able to integrate the following three operational missions: self-defence, local area defence of nearby vessels and fleet area defence.
The main PAAMS end items are currently in their development phase, and the first firing tests of the ASTER weapons from the A 50 Sylver Vertical Launching Systems have been successfully achieved. ISD : 2006 16 PAAMS systems have already been ordered with more than 700 ASTER weapons.
Surface-to-Air Anti Missile (SAAM) weapon system ASTER 15 SAAM is the new generation of naval Medium Range Air Defence systems providing self-defence and nearby ship protection.
The French and Italian ASTER 15-SAAM systems are qualified. The French aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, is the first warship to have had the system installed, in this instance, with the Arabel Multi-Function Radar. It has now been operational for over two years, after completion of a successfull operational live test.
5 ASTER 15-SAAM systems have already been ordered.
Air launched anti-ship missile EXOCET AM39 is the air launched version of the EXOCET anti-ship missiles family.
Ordered by the French Navy for its Super-Etendard and Atlantic aircraft ATL 2 and by 11 foreign countries, the AM39 has already been installed on many different types of aircraft, including helicopters.
EXOCET AM39 will also be adapted on Rafale F3 by 2007.
Surface-to-surface anti-ship missile system The MM40 is the surface-to-surface version of the EXOCET family of anti-ship missiles, with the same general characteristics and the same reliability.
The third generation of EXOCET, MM40 Block 2, is in service with the French Navy and with many navies in Southern Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. More than 800 missiles have been ordered.
Future generation long range anti-ship missile system The Exocet MM40 Block 3 enable navies to fully exploit littoral operations, including an additional coastal attack mission capability, as well as carry out conventional blue water anti-ship operations.
Ordered by the French Navy.
First flight tests of the Exocet Block 3 are scheduled for 2006, with a scheduled in service date of 2007. The Atam system is comprised of two launching ramps with two missiles each, i.e. four ready-to-fire missiles. It is capable of intercepting helicopters as well as fighter aircraft and can be fired from altitudes of up to 15,000 ft and at speeds of up to 200 knots.
Very simple to use (Fire and Forget missile), easy to maintain the system can be operated in the whole flight envelope of the carrier helicopter.
MISTRAL ATAM is currently the only helicopter mounted air-to-air missile in full operational service. The system is operated by the French Army Aviation on the Gazelle and is also qualified on the Tigre attack helicopter.
ATAM uses the MISTRAL air defence missile, which is operational with 37 armed forces in 25 countries.
Submarine launched anti-ship missile. EXOCET SM39 is the submarine launched version of the EXOCET missile family.
In mass production. In service with several navies including the French Navy. The EXOCET SM39 provides, a highly effective destruction capability against surface vessels for submarines.
Medium range, lightweight anti-ship missile system MARTE MK2/S MARTE MK2/S is the helicopter-launched version. It has been designed and developed for the Italian Navy's operational requirement in order to provide medium-heavy weight helicopters with a stand-off anti-ship capability, in respect of target ship point and local area defence systems. The system is already in service with the Italian Navy SH-3D Helicopters, and integration and qualification on the new EH-101 and NH-90 helicopters is now complete.
MARTE MK2/N MARTE MK2/N is the ship-launched version. It consists of the missile with its launching and transportation canister and the launching sub-system which is compatible with almost all ship combat systems. It provides small warships with an attack capability against targets of similar or greater size standing within the horizon of the ship-borne sensors.
MARTE MK2/A MARTE MK2/A is the fixed wing-launched version. It has been developed and cleared for launch under contract with the Italian Air force by using the MB339 Jet Trainer. It can be used for supporting naval operations launched from light Combat Aircraft, such as the AMX or maritime patrol craft.
The MARTE MK2 is now in the production phase and is operational on the Italian Navy's SH-3 D helicopters. Integration and qualification of the MARTE MK2/S is complete on a new EH-101 and NH-90 helicopters. The system is available for installation on small ships such as OPVs and FACs.
Ship-borne anti-submarine weapon system MILAS is an all weather anti-submarine warfare weapon system derived from the OTOMAT MK2 missile system. The system is designed to carry and release an MU-90, or similar lightweight torpedo, close to the designated submarine position, as indicated by the ship sonar or by a co-operating ASW helicopter or MPA.
The MILAS programme has been developed in co-operation between France and Italy.
MILAS is in operational service with the Italian Navy.
Long range ship-borne anti-ship missile system The OTOMAT MK 2 Block IV is an enhanced version of the well proven allweather OTOMAT MK 2 anti-ship missile system.
It retains the OTHT capability of the original missile, with an enhanced operational flexibility that covers littoral warfare as well as coastal attack missions.
The system's enhancements enable it to fulfil all of its missions, such as target discrimination, target identification, collateral damage reduction, mission planning, co-ordinated attack and re-attack.
The system is in service in 12 countries worldwide, with ships of different class from hydrofoils up to destroyers and aircraft carriers.
The European Naval Strike Weapon The importance of cruise missiles to the preservation of an industrial and technological base can never be overemphasised. The European missile systems sector owes its initial marriage to the air-launched cruise missile programme STORM SHADOW / SCALP, launched in 1996.
As a prime contractor of cruise missiles, MBDA controls the main technological areas of the development programme, from the performance of the system – range, warhead, guidance – to the integration of SCALP NAVAL onto naval platforms.
Self-protection of surface ships SADRAL and SIMBAD use the same ammunition : MISTRAL
The MISTRAL missile provides a unique self-defence response in the face of saturation threats from aircraft and manoeuvring missiles, the Mistral missile, with its fire-and-forget capability and its 93% demonstrated efficiency rate, provides a unique self-defence response.
The SADRAL and SIMBAD systems are both specifically designed for Mistral launching from vessels at sea, and can be installed as either main or secondary defence systems.
SADRAL and SIMBAD are currently both in service with the French Navy and with many other navies worldwide, meeting all the self-protection requirements of modern vessels.
Lightweight naval air defence system TETRAL is designed to complement existing air defence of large warships or as the main air self-defence pf smaller vessels.
Vertical Launch point and close area air defence system The Vertical Launch MICA is a new point defence anti-air system that has no equivalent anywhere in the world. It has been designed to counter threats of saturating attacks by aircraft or missiles. It was designed by French and British engineers to meet an operational need that had hitherto not been met.
VL SEAWOLF is highly effective against both aircraft and missile threats with a combat proven record. SEAWOLF was the first operational anti-missile ship defence weapon system. It has proved its efficiency against fast sea skimming and high angle supersonic missiles. Vertical Launch SEAWOLF is a fully automatic, fast reaction, high speed, point defence missile system offering an effective counter to multiple missile attack. VL SEAWOLF (VL = Vertical Launch) is accurate enough to intercept 4.5 inch (114 mm) shells.
Once the surveillance radar has detected targets, the ship’s command system evaluates them and prioritises the threat. Designated high threat targets are then automatically passed to the SEAWOLF tracker subsystem which then searches for and locks onto the target. The system automatically decides upon missile launch and guides the SEAWOLF missile up to intercept using highly accurate Command to Line of Sight (CLOS) guidance.
VL SEAWOLF Block 2 is the third generation of the SEAWOLF air defence weapon system and is in service with the UK Royal Navy on board their Type 23 frigates, with 32 missiles installed in vertical sealed canisters ready for firing. It is also in service with the Royal Malaysian Navy for the new light frigates built by BAE SYSTEMS and with several other foreign navies. The UK MoD has recently contracted a further tranche of the Block 2 standard of SEAWOLF missiles as well as updates to the ship’s equipment. The initial version of the SEAWOLF was successfully deployed in the Falklands war (1982).
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