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MBDA showcases new air defense missile systems at MSPO 2014.
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Press release MSPO 2014 - MBDA |
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| Monday, September 01, 2014 10:35 AM | |||||
| MBDA showcases new air defense missile systems at MSPO 2014 | |||||
MBDA’s
stand at MSPO 2014 focuses strongly on air defense capabilities and especially
on the VL Mica short range air defense system and on the ASTER 30 missile,
which is being displayed at the MSPO exhibition. The Aster 30 is the munition
of the SAMP/T system, which has been shortlisted by Polish authorities
in the frame of its medium range air defense program called “Wisla”. |
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 MBDA's VL Mica short-range surface-to-air missile system |
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| MBDA’s VL Mica short range air defence system is also showcased in on the company’s stand at MSPO. MBDA has exploited the success and operationally proven capabilities of the in-service MICA air-to-air missile to develop the highly effective air defence systems, VL MICA. This system has been developed to provide sensitive military and civilian assets with a highly effective, rapid reaction, all-weather air defence against the widest range of threats. A VL MICA unit can ensure seamless area protection versus a wide variety of targets, including fast manoeuvring combat jets and cruise missiles. VL MICA is proposed to Poland to ensure the low layer of the Polish Shield. |
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 MBDA’s Aster 30 air defense missile |
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Offering
longer range, MBDA’s Aster 30 missile is highly representative of
MBDA’s leading global position in the area of air defence, naval
as well as land based. Aster 30 is used by the SAMP/T ground based air
defence system, in service in the Italian Army and the French Air Force
(MAMBA). The SAMP/T land-based medium range area defence system comprises
a fire control system based on a multi-function electronic scanning radar
and a Vertical Ground Launcher mounted on trucks and capable of firing
eight missiles in rapid sequence. The Aster 30 missile system offers high-level
tactical and strategic mobility and due to its high rate of fire is capable
of countering saturating threats. Moreover, it features outstanding manoeuvrability
and agility in order to achieve a direct hit on the target (“hit-to-kill”).
In addition to all aerodynamic targets, including cruise missiles, SAMP/T
with Aster 30 Block 1 and B1 NT version can intercept short-range or ballistic
missiles having a range of 1500 km. The French Air Force carried out several
timestest firing to intercept simulated ballistic missile attacks in front
of Polish authorities. Such successes confirmed Aster 30’s status
as the only European-developed missile having such a capability. |
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