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DSA
2014 Daily News - MBDA at DSA 2014 |
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MBDA
highlights two of its maritime superiority solutions: Exocet MM40 Blk
III and the VL MICA |
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At
DSA 2014, the 14th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference currently
held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), MBDA highlights two of its Maritime
Superiority Missiles:
- The Exocet MM40 block 3 anti-ship missile
- The VL MICA surface-to-air missile |
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Stéphane
Bertuzzi, head of naval systems at MBDA, presents the Exocet MM40 Blk
3 & the MICA VL |
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Anti-Ship
Weapons
EXOCET probably ranks as the world’s best known anti-ship missile.
It is in service with leading navies around the world in its air, surface
and submarine launched variants. In 2010, the Royal Malaysian Navy test
fired an EXOCET SM39 from its KD Tunku Abdul Rahman Scorpene submarine.
The missile was fired at a depth of 55 metres exploiting a major advantage
of the SM39 which unlike other such weapons, does not require the sub
to rise to periscope depth (and potential danger) before launching the
attack. At DSA the MBDA stand showcases the entire EXOCET family including
a model of the latest development, MM40 Block 3 which is a 200km class
anti-ship weapon with an added littoral land target capability.
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MM40
Blk 3 anti-ship missile
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Anti-Air
Defence
VL MICA is already in service in its naval and ground based versions
having been ordered by four export customers. VL MICA is designned for
naval point and local area air defence with anti-surface capability.
It is available in both active radar and IR seeker versions. VL MICA
have an added advantage in being extremely compact in terms of launcher
space required, allowing them to be fitted within a wide range of craft
from OPVs upwards.
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VL
MICA
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