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Italian Navy Fired MBDA Aster 30 SAM From Orrizonte class Frigate in Missile Defence Exercise.
| 2015
ITS
Andrea Doria, first of two Orrizonte-class air-defence destroyer |
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The North Atlantic sea conditions were "sea state
6", which are considered to be very rough. The Principal Anti Air
Missile System (PAAMS) performed extremely well. The system was developed
by MBDA to provide self, local and fleet area defence, integrating the
Aster 15 and Aster 30 family of missiles. It has been selected by France,
Italy and the UK, which uses it as Sea Viper on the Horizon, Orrizonte
and Type 45 destroyers, respectively. That proved the system's capability
to be integrated with various command and control systems, and multi-function
radars.
The Aster 30 missiles weigh 450 kg. Thrust is provided by a solid propellant, two-stage propulsion, which gives them a maximum speed of Mach 4.5, a range of more than 100 km, at a maximum altitude of 20 km. They feature an active RF seeker, with capabilities against stealthy targets. They are capable of destroying the full range of aerial targets, such as supersonic or subsonic missiles, anti-radiation missiles, fighter jets, helicopters and UAVs. |
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