Common Anti-aircraft Modular Missile (Sea Ceptor/Sky Sabre)
Specifications
Mass
88 kg (194 lb)
Length
2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
Diameter
166 mm (6.5 in) (motor diameter)[1]
Wingspan
450 mm
Warhead
10 kg (22 lb) blast/fragmentation
Detonation mechanism
laser proximity fuze and impact
Engine
dual-burn, high-impulse solid rocket motor[2]
Operational range
25+ km[3][4][5]
Flight altitude
N/A
Maximum speed
Mach 3+[6]
Guidance system
infrared homing, 128×128 element focal plane array, with lock-on after launch (LOAL) and strapdown inertial guidance[6]
Launch platform
Royal Air Force: Typhoon
Royal Air Force and Royal Navy: Lightning II
RAF Typhoon of 3 Squadron fires ASRAAM in 2007ASRAAM at ILA 2006
The Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), also known by its United States designation AIM-132, is an imaging infrared homing air-to-air missile, produced by MBDA UK, that is designed for close-range combat. It is in service in the Royal Air Force (RAF), replacing the AIM-9 Sidewinder. ASRAAM is designed to allow the pilot to fire and then turn away before the opposing aircraft can close for a shot. It flies at well over Mach 3 to ranges in excess of 25 kilometres (16 mi).[3] It retains a 50 g maneuverability provided by body lift technology coupled with tail control.[7][1]
The project started as a British-German collaboration in the 1980s. It was part of a wider agreement in which the US would develop the AIM-120 AMRAAM for medium-range use, while the ASRAAM would replace the Sidewinder with a design that would cover the great range disparity between Sidewinder and AMRAAM. Germany left the programme in 1989. The British proceeded on their own and the missile was introduced into RAF service in 1998. It is being introduced to the Indian Air Force, the Qatar Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman, and formerly saw service in the Royal Australian Air Force.
ASRAAM is also the base design for the Common Anti-Aircraft Modular Missile (CAMM) used by the British Army, Royal Navy and several allied forces in the surface-launched role. A surface-launched variant of ASRAAM itself has been improvised for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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