Following the wake of Iron Dome, the Israeli defense system, the United Kingdom has Improved antimile defense capacity with six new Land Ceport air defense missile systems. Called Sky Sabre, the system offers greater precision in combat. It is able to impact an object of the size of a tennis ball that travels twice the speed of sound. The sophisticated system also You can simultaneously control the 24 missile flightguiding them to intercept separate objectives at the same time.
“We are complying with the strategic review of the defense by equipping our armed forces with last generation equipment to guarantee our security. Duplicating our Sky Savre drop -down capacity will strengthen the United Kingdom air defenses, protect British forces abroad and deter our adversaries, “said Deputy Luke Pollard, Minister of the Armed Forces.
These pitchers They can be used independently and are also a key component of Sky Sabre, A land defense missile system used to intercept cruise missiles, aircraft and drones. The system consists of three main elements: radar, command and control, and lanzamisiles.
The missile guide system uses a bidirectional data link combination for flight and reorientation guide, and an active RF search engine, with solid state power amplifier technology. The Guided combination allows a high fire cadence against multiple simultaneous objectives (saturation attacks) and against a wide set of objectives.
Sky Sabre also incorporates A cold launching system known as a soft vertical launch (SVL). Unlike the traditional hot launch method, in which a missile uses its own rocket engine to get out of its launch cell, the SVL uses a gas generator to pneumatically expel the missile of its container, while a rotation system in the body of the missile guides it directly towards the target before activating its rocket engine and accelerating for the interception.
Although it offers a 360 ° coverage around the launch system, the unique advantages of this launch method include greater maximum interception range by saving all the energy of the rocket engine to boost interception and reduction of the risk of missile malfunction, since there is a low risk of the missile being stuck in the pitcher with a rocket engine on fire and damages the pitcher and the missiles that surround them.
The system is described as A maintenanceless design during missile lifewhich is estimated that it is 10 to 20 years, and the ammunition remain sealed safely in their launch containers until the shot.
The software, meanwhile, uses An open systems architecture that facilitates integration with new sensors and combat management systems, as well as general updates throughout its useful life.
Finally, the system uses the intelligent launcher of MBDA (Ilauncher), A palletized and scalable pitcher for up to eight missiles. The ILAUNCER provides the bidirectional data link for the missiles in flight and, optionally, can integrate an electrooptic orientation system for the passive acquisition of objectives within the line of vision of the pitcher.
Each missile weighs about 99 kilos, it can fly at a height of up to 10,000 meters, its reach is up to 100 km and reaches a speed of Mach 3 (more than 3,500 km/h)