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Sub-Launched Missile IDAS ejected for the first time from Norwegian
submerged submarine
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The
IDAS Consortium, formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Diehl BGT
Defence, has recently conducted the first ejection tr ials with their
submarine launched missile systemIDAS (Interactive Defence and Attack
System for Submarines) in Northern Norwegian waters. The ULA class submarine
HNoMS Uredd of the Royal Norwegian Navy served as the firing platform.
While the IDAS system was already successfully test-fired from submarines
of the German Navy in the past, this marks the first ejection of the
IDAS missile system from a Norwegian submarine.. |
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IDAS in action
(Image: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems)
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The goal
of the trials was to test the full functionality of the missile ejection
out of a weapon tube, including the first initial underwater flight
phase. The test objectives were achieved. The current industrial financed
Initial Development Phase will be concluded by an operational firing
test in spring 2017 from another Norwegian submarine. |
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Ula-class
SSK. Picture: RNON
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IDAS
is an innovative lightweight fibre-optic guided missile and the first
active self-defence ASW for submerged submarines. The highly precise
and flexible system enables the submerged cruising submarine to engage
airborne, surface and land targets near the cost. This enables collateral
damage to be avoided in a way that is not possible when deploying torpedoes
or heavyweight missiles. IDAS can easily be integrated into existing
and new submarines to further expand their abilities to react flexibly
to a wide range of situations.
Within the IDAS Consortium, the missile as well as the the fibre optical
system are developed and produced by Diehl BGT Defence. thyssenkrupp
Marine Systems is responsible for the submarine integration and production
of the ejection container. Both companies have established and form
the IDAS Consortium, with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems as its speaker.
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