Another ‘First’ for SAMP/T System

Gestart door jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter), 08/03/2013 | 17:33 uur

Elzenga

Bijna 3 jaar later kan ik hetzelfde typen...."Mooi systeem om de Patriot op termijn te vervangen...om zo meer tot EUropese standaardisatie te komen"..en nu mogelijk samen met de Belgen. Zowel op marineschepen als systemen op land.

dudge

France Launches Aster Upgrade
By Pierre Tran 10:01 a.m. EST January 13, 2016

PARIS — France has signed a contract for the Aster Block 1 New Technology program, launching an expected upgrade of the Aster surface-to-air missile, expanding its intercept range, the French procurement office said.

Zie verder:
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/weapons/2016/01/13/france-launches-aster-upgrade/78731208/

dudge

SAF to buy Aster-30 surface-to-air missile system

Published on Sep 16, 2013
The Singapore Armed Forces will buy a new Aster-30 surface-to-air missile system, to boost Singapore's air defence shield.

Announcing the acquisition on Monday, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said advanced militaries in France and Italy use the new system, which is "many times more potent" than the current I-Hawk ground-based air defence system.

"The Aster will allow us to engage multiple threats simultaneously and from a longer distance," Dr Ng told Parliament, adding that the new system will complement a mobile and shorter-range ground-based air defence system known as Spyder.

He was responding to Nee Soon GRC MP Lim Wee Kiak on the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) operational readiness with the planned relocation of Paya Lebar Airbase to Changi East at around 2030. Dr Ng did not say how much the move, which was announced last month, would cost.

The RSAF is also looking to upgrade its fighter fleet, such as modernising the avionics system and extending the lifespan of the F-16s.

The advanced capabilities being built up gave Mindef and SAF the confidence to move Paya Lebar Airbase, following a 2011 study of capabilities and security threats for the long term, Dr Ng said.

"We satisfied ourselves that our security would not be compromised and that relocation of PLAB could take place after existing airbases at Changi East and Tengah have been expanded to accommodate relocated assets and facilities," he said.

He added that the move will be costly, but will yield "billion dollars' worth of positive returns to the people in Singapore" in terms of land released for development and the removal of height restrictions in the area.

http://www.straitstimes.com/microsites/parliament/story/saf-buy-aster-30-surface-air-missile-system-20130916

dudge

Nou, dan is daarmee dus een beetje een antwoord gekomen op de vraag die ik stelde in het Syrie topic:

http://www.defensieforum.nl/Forum/spanningen_in_syriee-t20383.0.html;msg291442#msg291442

De batterijen waren nog niet klaar om op dergelijk niveau te opereren. Maar daar wordt aan gewerkt dus, en met succes.

Elzenga

Mooi systeem om de Patriot op termijn te vervangen...om zo meer tot EUropese standaardisatie te komen..

jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)

Another 'First' for SAMP/T System

(Source: Direction Generale de l'Armement; issued March 7, 2013)
(Issued in French only; unofficial translation by defense-aerospace.com)

The Italian army and the French air force on March 6 intercepted a target representative of a theater ballistic missile thanks to their common SAMP/T medium range air defense system. This is the first time such an interception occurs within a systems architecture involving NATO.

Launched by an aircraft, the target followed a ballistic trajectory for about 300 km before being destroyed by an Aster 30 missile interceptor.

This firing, part of the system's technical and operational evaluation, was conducted at the DGA missile test center at Biscarrosse (south-western France) jointly by the Italian army's 4th Artillery Regiment, stationed in Mantua (Italy) and the French air force's Centre d'Expériences Aériennes Militaires (CEAM) at Mont-de-Marsan. It also involved the support of several important DGA centers as well as NATO.

This successful firing is a further step taken in the demonstration of the SAMP/T weapon system's capacity to counter missile threats to NATO forces deployed in-theater. It follows two earlier firings, carried out in October 2010 and November 2011, against the same type of threat.

The advantages of SAMP/T, called MAMBA by the French Air Force, include area defense with 360-degree coverage; the missile's agility, system modularity and the ability to simultaneously process and engage all types of modern air threats.

In service in Italy and France, the SAMP/T system is the cornerstone of these two countries' contribution to NATO program intended to protect deployed forces against the threat posed by theater ballistic missiles.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/143286/samp%C2%A7t-intercepts-tbm-missile-target.html