This paper discusses the basic design drivers of an antiship missile. The harpoon block 1c is an air or surfacelaunched, anti ship, allweather cruise missile that employs an autonomous active radar seeker to attack a wide variety of surface ship targets from standoff ranges. China depends heavily on freedom of the seas for trade and, increasingly, to pursue its territorial and other interests. Tactical antiship missile kh35ue catalog rosoboronexport. The harpoon block 1c is an air or surfacelaunched, antiship, allweather cruise missile that employs an autonomous active radar seeker to attack a wide variety of surface ship targets from standoff ranges. Anti ship missiles are a significant threat to surface ships, which have large radar, radio, and thermal signatures that are difficult to suppress. Chinas hypersonic and maneuverable reentry vehicle programs u. But during these 20 years, they concentrated on developing surface to air missiles with which they could shoot down antiship missiles. Long range antiship missile lrasm naval technology. Chinese antiship ballistic missile development and counterintervention efforts andrew s.
Nulka is currently being installed on australian and canadian ships. These targets consisted ofdefenseless, defendable, fended targets. Over 20 countries have ballistic missile systems, and missiles likely will be a threat in future conflicts involving us forces. It leverages the successful jassm er heritage and is designed to meet the needs of u. Chinese antiship ballistic missile development and counter. Although it was designed primarily as a surfacetoair weapon to be used against airbreathing threats and ballistic missiles during their terminal stage of flight, the sm6 has an increasingly potent longrange antiship and a landattack capability able to promptly strike targets over long distances. The penguin missile is a state of the art, highly effective weapon with an accurate navigation system and sophisticated passive infrared homing. Searam antiship missile defence system naval technology. Most military technical analyses of ballistic missile capabilities tend to be in kilometers, however. The first test launch, conducted from an as365 dauphin owned. This ensures its ability to operate in close proximity to land whilst being immune to all known radar countermeasures, irdecoys and jamming. The ballistic and cruise missile threat continues to increase with the proliferation of missile technology. Replacing the rocket propulsion of the c801 with a turbojet engine, the c802 antiship missile carries a 165 kg warhead and travels at speeds of up to mach 0.
A more diverse, complex, and proliferating anti ship missile threat set is creating more stressing challenges for ship selfdefences, and asks new questions as to the contribution of softkill. The lrasm was intended to pioneer more sophisticated autonomous targeting capabilities than the u. Aug 23, 2019 what we need is a missile that can attack land targets as well as ships, and can be fired by multiple platforms. Perseus or cvs401 perseus named after the greek hero perseus is a stealth hypersonic cruise missile concept study presented by mbda in consultation with the royal navy and french navy. Navys vision of distributed lethality, ensuring control and freedom of the seas. Air warfare, land warfare, naval warfare, networks cyber. The kh35ue tactical antiship missile is an advanced version of the kh35e airlaunched antiship missile. What we need is a missile that can attack land targets as well as ships, and can be fired by multiple platforms. The harpoon, which entered service in 1977, is currently carried by fa18 and p3c aircraft.
The searam missile defence system is equipped with the latest rolling airframe missile ram. The joint strike missiles navigation system allows it to rapidly change course in flight and fly at low. An antiship missile used by the russian navy, club is actually a family of weapons sharing the same airframe. Its incorporation into a ship s layered defense system is essential. The age of the guided missile equalizer has been developed. Yj6 cas1 kraken also known as the c601 airlaunched antiship missile, developed from hy2 in 1980s. Erickson 1 testimony before hearing on chinas advanced weapons panel i. So my choice would be nsmjsm, fitted onto type 23 frigates and later the type 26s and type 31s, also maybe the type 45s. Erickson, and jingdong yuan published by national defense university press for the.
Replacing the rocket propulsion of the c801 with a turbojet engine, the c802 anti ship missile carries a 165 kg warhead and travels at speeds of up to mach 0. E, university of washington, 1979 submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in systems engineering management from the naval postgraduate. The market for antiship missiles forecast international. The joint strike missile or jsm is a longdistance weapon that takes on heavily defended targets on land and at sea.
The searam missile defence system is an evolution of the mk15 phalanx closein weapon system ciws. A good number of other anti ship missiles use infrared homing to follow the heat that is emitted by a ship. Pdf design principles of antiship missiles ioannis. Sep 30, 2014 a good synopsis of chinese antiship cruise missiles ascm development can be found in wang wei, development of the planavys antiship missile, shipborne weapons 5 may 2008, 3547. This paper discusses the basic design drivers of an anti ship missile. Sea venom is an anglofrench lightweight anti ship missile developed by mbda to equip the french navy and the royal navy. Its long standoff range, or distance from the launching aircraft to the target, keeps pilots out of harms way. Anti ship missiles ashm are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats.
Sea dragon us navy developing supersonic antiship missile. The nsm can be launched from vessels or coastal systems while the jsm was specifically designed to be air launched. Marte er represents the 3rd generation within the marte family of missile systems and is derived from marte mk2s which is already in service with the italian navy on its nfh90 and aw101 helicopters. Tl10 light weight fire and forgot antiship missile designed to engage naval vessel with displacement up to 800 tons. This weapon, which can be mounted onto the smallest surface vessels as well as aircraft and submarines, is especially dangerous to aircraft carriers because it can be launched outside antiaircraft range and, being unmanned, cannot be distracted easily by defensive fire. The main difference between the two lies in the introduction of a turbo engine in place of the rocket motor. Chinas df21d exists and has been deployed in small numbers. The long range antiship missile lrasm is an autonomous, precisionguided antiship standoff missile. Also, it provides the input for an intelligence officer to. Chinese antiship ballistic missile development and. The searam ship defense system defends against supersonic and subsonic threats including cruise missiles, drones and helicopters the innovative searam system is modeled after the phalanx weapon system, replacing the 20 mm gatlin gun with a launcher that pinpoints its target and fires up to 11 ram missiles. Model of the idas missile of germanys type 212 submarines.
Tl6 antiship missile designed to engage naval vessel with displacement up to 1,000 tons. When the missile was unveiled, it was revealed as having solid propellant booster rockets and a ramjet sustainer engine the hsiung feng iii antiship missile has a range of km, and perhaps even as much as 300km. The lrasm is being developed by lockheed martin in collaboration with the us defense advanced research project agency darpa and office of naval research onr. For instance, the hy24 ascms have been exported as the c201201w. Searam is an antiship missile defence system developed by raytheon. The long range capability of lrasm will enable target engagement from well outside the range of direct counterfire weapons.
Navys current harpoon anti ship missile, which has been in service since 1977. Additional challenges and tests remain before the df21d reaches its full potential. It is expected to enter service with the royal navy in late 2021. Using killchain analysis to develop surface ship conops to defend against anti ship cruise missiles roy m. Most antiship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. When the missile was unveiled, it was revealed as having solid propellant booster rockets and a ramjet sustainer engine the hsiung feng iii anti ship missile has a range of km, and perhaps even as much as 300km. An rgm84 harpoon missile is launched from an mk16 launcher aboard the knox class frigate uss badger ff1071. Once acquired, a ship cannot outrun or outturn a missile, the warhead of which can inflict significant damage.
It is a versatile weapons system with variants capable of antiship 3m54e1, land. Product code f658 the market for antiship missiles 2010 introduction the antiship missile has helped change the nature of naval warfare. Produced by kongsberg, the naval strike missile nsm and the joint strike missile jsm are autonomous, longrange, precision missiles designed to engage highvalue, welldefended targets at sea and ashore. The missile is designed for use in the littorals as well as on open sea.
This report illustrates the potential strategic advantages for the united states of a landbased anti ship missile capability that could be deployed to the western pacific in the event of a conflict with. The concept study was first unveiled at the 2011 paris air show. It argues that while cruise missiles are hardly new, technological developments are making them increasingly lethal. It is a more powerful antiship weapon than the sunburn antiship missiles that china has bought from russia. Product code f658 the market for antiship missiles 2010 introduction the anti ship missile has helped change the nature of naval warfare. Uss coronado launching harpoon block 1c antiship missile. It is a more powerful anti ship weapon than the sunburn anti ship missiles that china has bought from russia. Army artillery is also exploring antiship missiles, and the marines may buy the by sydney j. The navy finally buys a new and deadlier shipkilling missile.
E, university of washington, 1979 submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in systems engineering management from the naval postgraduate school. Landbased antiship missiles would be a valuable contributor to u. Request pdf antiship missile defense for a naval task group in this study, we present a new formulation for the air defense problem of warships in a. Nsm naval strike missile jsm joint strike missile kongsberg. Iiiclass guided missile destroyers ddgs, and may deploy the yj18 on its future type 055 ddg. Probability ofhitwas computed for three different types oftargets which anti ship missiles were employed against. The agm158c lrasm long range antiship missile is a stealthy antiship cruise missile developed for the united states air force and united states navy by the defense advanced research projects agency. Antiship missile defense for a naval task group request pdf. All missiles based on radar homing unless otherwise noted. Kelly, anthony atler, todd nichols, lloyd thrall subject.
Over the last few months, there has been a flurry of articles detailing a new version of chinas antiship ballistic missile asbm, named the df26. Using killchain analysis to develop surface ship conops to defend against antiship cruise missiles roy m. Employing landbased antiship missiles in the western pacific author. Lrasm is a long range, precisionguided antiship missile. The naval strike missile is a longrange, precision strike weapon that seeks and destroys enemy ships at distances greater than 100 nautical miles. This system has been highly effective in sea trials and modeling. Although it was designed primarily as a surfacetoair weapon to be used against airbreathing threats and ballistic missiles during their terminal stage of flight, the sm6 has an increasingly potent longrange anti ship and a landattack capability able to promptly strike targets over long distances.
Most anti ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. The ssm700k haeseong cstar anti ship missile hangul. May 18, 2016 over the last few months, there has been a flurry of articles detailing a new version of chinas antiship ballistic missile asbm, named the df26. The penguin missile is a state of the art, highly effective weapon with an accurate navigation system and sophisticated passive infrared homing array.
Agm158c lrasm a long range anti ship missile lrasm mass simulator integrated on an fa18e super hornet at nas patuxent river in 2015. A good number of other antiship missiles use infrared homing to follow the heat that is emitted by a ship. Its incorporation into a ships layered defense system is essential. This report illustrates the potential strategic advantages for the united states of a landbased antiship missile capability that could be deployed to the western pacific in the event of a conflict with. Antiship missiles ashm are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats. A more diverse, complex, and proliferating antiship missile threat set is creating more stressing challenges for ship selfdefences, and asks new questions as to the contribution of softkill.
Employing landbased antiship missiles in the western pacific. The end of the cold war and the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991 left the u. Employing landbased anti ship missiles in the western pacific author. The missile is known as anti navire leger anl in france and sea venom formerly future anti surface guided weapon heavy in the united kingdom. They deployed them on small missile boats, destroyers, cruisers and submarines.
The agm158c lrasm long range anti ship missile is a stealthy anti ship cruise missile developed for the united states air force and united states navy by the defense advanced research projects agency. Mod further details future antiship missile contract. However, the foundation for this shift was laid by the desperate efforts of the japanese military to stave off impending defeat during world. A greater concern involves the potential conversion of unmanned aerial vehicles uavs and lightweight. The df21d antiship ballistic missile asbm has reached the equivalent of initial operational capability. Pdf antiship missile defense for a naval task group. The missiles are deployed on kdxii and kdxiii destroyers as of 2006, each.
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