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MSPO 2012
International Defence Industry Exhibition
3 - 6 September 2012
Kielce, Poland |
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Raytheon at MSPO 2012 |
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| Tuesday, September
4, 2012, 10:43 PM |
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Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) modernizes Polish medium range air defense
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Raytheon
Company and WZU Sa are working together to modernize the 2K12 Kub Air
Defense System. The two companies are displaying potential solutions at
the MSPO show in Kielce, Poland, for the 2K12 Kub Air Defense System modernization.
The Evolved Sea Sparrow
Missile (ESSM) is shown mounted on a 2P25 launch vehicle with new launcher
canisters from Fokker and a semi-active radar upgrade solution on a mobile
vehicle from Thales-Netherlands. |
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"Pelican" modernized 2K12 Kub Air Defense System with
ESSM as shown at MSPO 2012
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is building upon on the successful ESSM technical demonstration conducted
in May 2012 from a National Advanced Surface-to-Air-Missile System (NASAMS)
launcher utilizing the HAWK XXI High- Power Illuminator (HPI) radar. The
Raytheon/WZU team is currently working on a technical solution for the
ESSM upgrade as a replacement effector for the 3M9 missiles in the 2K12
Kub Air Defense System.
"We are continuing our efforts to qualify ESSM as a ground-based
air defense solution," said Rick Nelson, Raytheon Missile Systems'
vice president of Naval Weapon Systems. "We look forward to our continued
work with WZU to provide a modernized 2K12 Kub Air Defense System to Poland."
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RIM-162 ESSM missile model in front of the "Pelican"
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Designated
"Pelican Missile Launcher" by WZU, the launcher is a missile-related
component of the mobile short-range air defense missile set. The implementation
of RIM-162 ESSM missile on the launcher has extended the scope of application
from maritime to land environments. In effect, a possibility has occured
to configure a set intended for destroying a wide range of threats, such
as fast aircrafts, slow and manoeuvring air targets, at both high and
low altitudes.
The carrying vehicle of the launcher is a transitory technolgical element,
depending on the programme of the Armed Forces and Client needs. Main
start-up and automation-related elements of the launcher, together with
the driving systems, can be implemented on another carrying vehicle (e.g.
KTO, Anders or another transport vehicle). |
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