The
Brazilian Navy has selected MBDA’s Sea Ceptor to provide the local
area air defence for its next generation Tamandaré class corvettes.
After the UK’s Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy
(RNZN), Brazil’s is now the third navy to have chosen Sea Ceptor.
With discussions also well advanced with other leading navies around
the world, Sea Ceptor is rapidly establishing a significant user community. |
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A production
contract was awarded by the UK MoD in September 2013 for Sea Ceptor
to provide the next generation Air Defence capability and so replace
the Seawolf system on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates from 2016
onwards. Sea Ceptor will subsequently be transferred to the Royal Navy’s
new ships as they start entering service, when the Type 23s are replaced
by the future Type 26s .
This long term commitment to Sea Ceptor by the Royal Navy is a solid
assurance to each new member of the weapon’s user community of
the longevity of this new system over the years to come.
Sea Ceptor provides all-weather, night and day, 360° local area
air defence coverage against multiple simultaneous targets including
sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, helicopters and fast combat jets. In
facing saturating attacks posed by a range of diverse threats, Sea Ceptor
has a clear advantage thanks to its advanced technology, active radar
seeker. The weapon is also capable of engaging surface targets.
A major feature lies in Sea Ceptor’s soft launch technology which
does away with the need for a launcher efflux management system, thereby
reducing overall mass and onboard footprint characteristics. This allows
greater flexibility for the customer in choosing the weapon’s
installation position, a particularly important feature for smaller
vessels. It also allows for easy installation as a retrofit on older
ships. |
