MASURCA
Type | Surface-to-air missile |
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Place of origin | Sieuxerr |
Service history | |
In service | 1961-Present |
Used by | Sieuxerr |
Production history | |
Designer | ECAN Ruelle/Aérospatiale-Matra/Thomson-CSF |
Designed | 1960 1987 |
Manufacturer | ECAN Ruelle/Aérospatiale-Matra |
Produced | 1961 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 1,650-2,100 kg |
Length | 6.70-8.7 m |
Diameter | 406 mm |
Warhead | 100 kg HE-fragmentation |
Detonation mechanism | Proximity or impact |
Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
Guidance system | Various |
Launch platform | Various |
The MASURCA (MArine SURface Contre-Avions) is a modern air defense missile designed for long-range fleet defense against aircraft and anti-shipping missiles. The original design, the MASURCA I shares little in common with the newest MASURCA V model internal save for the similar physical appearance. The missile family follows the model established with the Standard Missile with a generally similar size, shape and mounting style. Using the structure of the original MASURCA I missile, a short range model, the MASURCA II was developed using a more efficient motor but without the booster seen on the long-range version, this was also coupled with a new guidance system that allowed the missile to take a much more efficient route as well. This was adapted to the long-range version as well.
In the modern day the MASURCA V/VNG are the principle long-range air-defense missile while short to medium range duties have been moved to the COFFIN series.
Variants
Masurca I | Masurca II | Masurca III | Masurca IV | Masurca V | Masurca VNG | |
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In Service | 1961-1994 | 1965-2001 | 1971-2007 | 1980-2015 | 2004- | 2015- |
Length | 8.7 m | 5.38 m | 8.7 m | 5.38 m | 7 m (Including VLS container) | |
Diameter | 406mm | |||||
Wingspan | 1.67 m | 1.6 m | ||||
Speed | Mach 3 | Mach 3.5 | Mach 4.5 | |||
Range | 55 km | 50 km | 130 km | 95 km | 230 km | |
Weight | 2,100 kg | 855 kg | 1,450 kg | 845 kg | 1,500 kg | |
Warhead | 100 kg HE-fragmentation | |||||
Launcher | Arm-launched | VLS | ||||
Guidance | Inertial, SARH | Inertial, SARH/ARH | Inertial, SARH/ARH | Inertial, SARH/ARH and Infrared |