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Aster 30 Block 2 BMD – Anti-ballistic missile under development and intended to counter up to 3,000 km (1,900 mi)-class ballistic and maneuvering missiles. The Aster 30 Block 1 is used on the Eurosam SAMP/T system operated by the French Air and Space Force and the Italian Army. [ 16 ]
[8] [9] This is because the Type 45s are the only asset in UK service to have both wide-area air-defence capability beyond 100 km (62.1 mi) via the Aster 30 missile and ballistic missile defence capability with the forthcoming Aster 30 Block 1 variant (following completion of upgrades to the Type 45s). [10]
Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km) Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km), to be upgraded with a ballistic missile defence capability, [13] called Sea Viper Evolution. [14] 24 × Sea Ceptor silos to be fitted starting on HMS Defender from 2026 for:
MBDA describes Aster as a "hit-to-kill" anti-missile missile capable of intercepting all types of high-performance air threats at a maximum range of 120 km. [75] The Aster missile is autonomously guided and equipped with an active RF seeker enabling it to cope with "saturated attacks" thanks to a "multiple engagement capability" and a "high ...
RSS Intrepid conducted the navy's inaugural live firing of the French-made Aster 15 surface-to-air missile on 2 April 2008, off the French coast of Toulon. [28] The frigate successfully shot down an aerial drone simulating an enemy target with an Aster missile.
He said the plant, dug into a mountainside, had been under observation by Israel since construction began in 2017 and was on the point of being able to manufacture precision-guided missiles, some ...
Satellite images taken in October by Planet Labs show foundations are being laid for additional housing near the missile plant. - Planet Labs PBC/James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the early 21st century. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built around the PAAMS (Sea Viper) air-defence system using the SAMPSON Active electronically scanned array (AESA) and the S1850M long-range ...