Misiles y armas aire-aire, aire-superficie y antiaéreos

[poliorcetes]

Artículo extenso sobre el SPEAR-3 de MBDA

https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/spear-missile-system/

[Orel]

Poli, ¿qué opinas de ese Spear 3? Me refiero en cuanto a armamento "exquisito o barroco".

[poliorcetes]

que va a ser sensiblemente más caro que el stormbringer, aunque hay que ver si la variante EW trae cuenta o no. Pero vamos, que una misión portando 16 de esos puede acabar costando varios millones de euros en munición por aparato. Si es el caso, tiene un nombre: quedarse sin disparos tras los primeros días

[champi]

Parte de la compra de SM-2 para la Armada (11/1/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2468302/

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Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded an $8,520,414 cost-type undefinitized contract for procurement of long lead material in support of Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) production requirements to include all up rounds, instrumental kits, engineering services and spares. This contract involves FMS to Korea, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan and Japan. Work will be performed in Hengelo Overijssel, Netherlands (51%); McKinney, Texas (32%); and Tucson, Arizona (17%), and is expected to be completed by March 2023. FMS Korea funding in the amount of $1,807,362 (42%); FMS Denmark funding in the amount of $1,073,800 (25%); Memorandum of Understanding Netherlands funding in the amount of $494,872 (12%); FMS Spain funding in the amount of $451,840 (11%); FMS Taiwan funding in the amount of $344,259 (8%); and FMS Japan funding in the amount of $86,064 (2%), will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with the authority from 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c) (4) (international agreement). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-21-C-5411).
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Se anunció el 21/12/2018 y consistía en diez misiles SM-2 IIIB y diez canastas Mk13 por €26,1 millones para las F-100: https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/consejodem ... 181221.pdf

[Orel]

que va a ser sensiblemente más caro que el stormbringer, aunque hay que ver si la variante EW trae cuenta o no. Pero vamos, que una misión portando 16 de esos puede acabar costando varios millones de euros en munición por aparato. Si es el caso, tiene un nombre: quedarse sin disparos tras los primeros días

¿Te refieres a la StormBreaker ex-SDB II? Sí, estoy de acuerdo. Vamos, me parece bien tenerlas pero junto a armas guiadas más baratas que deberían ser las "mayoritarias". Es decir, son perfectas para las misiones de primeros días que son muy peligrosas (SEAD, centros de mando y control...), pero cuando haya que pasar a destruir por ejemplo cientos de blindados y piezas de artillería, tirar otras armas más baratas o te haces un pan con tortas.

Saludos

[champi]

Boeing ha recibido contratos, el año pasado, por valor de $974 millones para desarrollar un nuevo sensor para el PAC-3: http://www.boeing.com/features/2021/01/ ... fense.page

El gobierno de Rumanía aprueba la compra de NSM: https://www.defensenews.com/global/euro ... witter.com

[champi]

Entrenamiento y mantenimiento para dos baterías THAAD de EAU durante cinco años (15/1/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2474326/

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MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price definite contract under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The total value of this contract is $254,708,912. Under this follow-on contract, the contractor will provide maintenance and sustainment for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense batteries for UAE. The maintenance and sustainment scope of work includes providing logistics management, logistics product database, training, missile and ground repair and return, hardware/software development and sustainment, hardware in the loop, engineering services, missile field surveillance program and country unique specialty engineering for FMS client. The work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California; Grande Prairie, Texas; Camden, Arkansas; Huntsville, Alabama; Anniston, Alabama; and Troy, Alabama. The performance period is from Jan. 15, 2021, through Jan. 14, 2026. One offer was solicited and one offer was received. UAE FMS funds in the amount of $254,708,912 will be used to fund this effort. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0147-19-C-5001).
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[champi]

Sobre la última evolución del AIM-9X, el Bloque II con osftware 9.410 (DOT&E): https://www.dote.osd.mil/Publications/A ... al-Report/

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· AIM-9X Block II missiles are currently fielded with OFS 9.317, which includes datalink, lofted trajectories, full cue lock-on-after-launch capability, and improved high-off boresight capability and flare rejection.

· OFS 9.410 is the latest update and consists of a software-only enhancement to provide improved Infrared Counter-Countermeasures, probability of kill enhancements, and partial/degraded cueing capabilities.

· Additional preplanned hardware improvements and obsolescence upgrades include the Inertial Measuring Unit, Missile Processor Unit, Control Actuation System battery, and a Nanocomposite Optical Ceramic missile seeker dome. Planned changes to the missile hardware will not add additional mission capabilities or affect system performance.

· OFS 9.410 and the hardware improvements/obsolescence upgrades are not coupled and will be implemented independently.
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[Orel]

Sobre el misil hipersónico AGM-183A ALRRW de la USAF (Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon):
https://www.defensa.com/otan-y-europa/m ... legara-ano

[Chema]

No sabia que la Armada estaba comprando SM-2 IIIB . Este lleva buscador infrarrojo también. ¿Se ha realizado alguna compra mas de este modelo o son los únicos?

[Orel]

Spice 250 con motor cohete para darle hasta 150 Km de alcance:
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/sp ... 60.article

[champi]

Posible venta a Chile de SM-2 bloque IIIA: https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... a-missiles

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WASHINGTON, February 5, 2021 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Chile of Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIA Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $85.0 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Chile has requested to buy up to sixteen (16) Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIA missiles (rail launched) (including two (2) missiles with manufacturer installed telemeter); two (2) MK 89 Mod 0 Guidance Sections; and one (1) Target Detection Device Kit (including shroud), MK 45 Mod 14. Intermediate Level Maintenance Facility; spare parts and associated containers; personnel training and training equipment; publications and technical data; U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related logistics support including ordnance handling equipment; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $85.0 million.
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[Orel]

El USArmy busca el sustituto del famosísimo Hellfire para sus Apache y futuro FARA:

The US Army is looking for manufacturers to put forward potential Long Range Precision Munition candidates for a “Shoot-Off” demonstration planned for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.
The service intends to replace the air-to-ground AGM-114 Hellfire missile with the Long Range Precision Munition. Before it decides on that munition in the short-term it is planning to field a limited number of the Rafael Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile, a weapon with a 17.3nm (32km) range."...

The service does not say what its range requirement is for the Long Range Precision Munition, though presumably it is equal to or greater than the Spike NLOS’ 17.3nm. The shoot-off is partly intended to discover what is possible...
The US Army wants the Long Range Precision Munition to be ready for FARA, which is expected to be fielded to first units in 2028.
https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopter ... 17.article

[poliorcetes]

Es que el Spike NLOS tiene unas capacidades de una generación distinta.

Una pregunta que me viene a la cabeza es si parte de los ATGM no podrían ser loiters baratos, con incluso más alcance que un spike NLOS, con tal de que sacrificaran velocidad de aproximación. La velocidad final podría ser equivalente si picaran desde cierta altura

[Orel]

Coincido, Poli, al menos parte podrían ser "loitering".