Any thoughts about the Royal Navy developing a naval version of the Asraam missile as a replacement for the Phalanx system. I know that the SeaRam is always mooted but would like the Uk to develop a national solution and would imagine that the Asraam system would be superior to SeaRam????
Naval Asraam SAM
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Think Aster 15 is desgined to deal with short range targets.
Last i read was that SeaRam was being trialled by HMS York in 2001, but no idea whats happened since.But seeing as the Royal Navy as just ordered the upgraded Phalanx Block 1B with an in-service date of May 2008 it doesnt look like they''ll be getting SeaRam.
Last i read was that SeaRam was being trialled by HMS York in 2001, but no idea whats happened since.But seeing as the Royal Navy as just ordered the upgraded Phalanx Block 1B with an in-service date of May 2008 it doesnt look like they''ll be getting SeaRam.
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Aster-15 is more for 4 to 30 km range. I don't know which range SeaRam would have, but I think you have enough of a protective shield by adding up the 3 layers of CIWS, Aster 15 & 30.Think Aster 15 is desgined to deal with short range targets.
Last i read was that SeaRam was being trialled by HMS York in 2001, but no idea whats happened since.But seeing as the Royal Navy as just ordered the upgraded Phalanx Block 1B with an in-service date of May 2008 it doesnt look like they''ll be getting SeaRam.
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Aster 15 is designed for Local Area defence of a ship where as a CIWS is for last ditch defence. I therefore feel that the RN needs to replace its Phalanx, which are not very effective against the latest Anti Ship missiles, with either SeaRam or SeaStreak. Personally, Im not really impressed with SeaRam as it still relies on the old Phalanx sensors and I see SeaStreak to be the better option. Though its probably more expensive!!!!!But what the hell.
A naval ASRAAM was proposed around 1999. The NM21 missile system consisted of a modified Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) plus a small tandem boost/control section. Designed for use in lock-on-after-launch (LOL) mode, the NM21 would be vertically launched using a soft launch technique. After flying a turnover manoeuvre towards the target, the missile would drop its booster, then ignite the main motor. In the mid-course stage of flight, the target would be tracked by the ship's radar and the NM21 missile would be guided towards the predicted intercept point by the shipborne guidance computer. In the later stages of flight the missile seeker would search for and acquire the target. The missile would then home onto the target using imaging infra-red guidance, relying on its proximity fuze to detect the target and detonate the warhead.Any thoughts about the Royal Navy developing a naval version of the Asraam missile as a replacement for the Phalanx system. I know that the SeaRam is always mooted but would like the Uk to develop a national solution and would imagine that the Asraam system would be superior to SeaRam????
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