What is Sea Ceptor?
Sea Ceptor is the next-generation, ship-based, all-weather, air defence weapon system. The Weapon System has the capability to intercept and thereby neutralise the full range of current and future threats including combat aircraft and the new generation of supersonic anti-ship missiles.
Who makes Sea Ceptor?
MBDA
The Sea Ceptor is a sea-based supersonic missile defence system developed by MBDA for the UK Royal Navy. Credit: MBDA missile systems. The Sea Ceptor missile covers a range of more than 25km at speeds up to Mach 3.
Who makes sky sabre?
Sky Sabre is operated by the 7 Air Defence Group’s 16 Regiment Royal Artillery, based at Baker Barracks on Thorney Island, West Sussex.
Does Britain have anti-ship missiles?
The FC/ASW aims to replace Storm Shadow/SCALP air launched cruise missile in operational service in the UK and France as well as Exocet anti-ship missile in France and Harpoon anti-ship missile in the UK. “The path that we as a Navy want to go down is absolutely that—longer-range missiles from ships with land attack.
What is the difference between ESSM and SeaCeptor?
Sea Ceptor is much lighter and smaller than ESSM (99kg vs 280kg), and can have less impact on ship design. It is also shorter range.
What is a Sea Ceptor (m)?
CAMM (M) is the first to be developed, in the form of the Sea Ceptor. The missile has the capability to intercept combat aircraft and missiles moving at supersonic speeds and neutralise them. It protects the host ship as well as the surrounding installations. Sea Ceptor can respond to saturating attacks with its multiple channels of fire.
What is the difference between the Type 26 and Sea Ceptor?
The Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) is a multirole warship development programme under the design phase in the UK. Credit: BAE Systems. The Sea Ceptor is a sea-based supersonic missile defence system developed for the British Royal Navy. The system will initially be mounted on Type 23 frigates.
How was Sea Ceptor selected for future Type 26 frigates?
Sea Ceptor will also be fitted aboard the future Type 26 frigates. Contacted by Naval News, an MBDA source shed some light on how the Sea Ceptor was selected in addition to the ESSM. The two missiles were not competing against each other. Raytheon’s ESSM was selected to provide “point defense”.