Vaccari Pastinaca
| Areiva Lanza | |
|---|---|
| File:Areiva Lanza promo.jpg 1999 promotional material demonstrating the capabilities of the Areiva Lanza | |
| Type | Short range surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin |  Temuair |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2002 - |
| Used by | Imperial Navy of Temuair Dnieguan Navy Sieuxerrian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Areiva Groupe Latécoère |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 120 kg |
| Length | 2.5 m |
| Diameter | 180 mm |
| Warhead | High explosive fragmentation |
| Warhead weight | 20kg |
Detonation mechanism | Impact and active radar proximity fuse |
Operational range | 20 km |
| Speed | Mach 3 |
Guidance system | Imaging-processing infrared (IIR) seeker, inertial reference unit |
Launch platform | Undine-class attack submarine Rubis-class attack submarine Barracuda-class attack submarine |
The Areiva Lanza (English Lance) is a short range surface to air missile intended for use specifically with the Undine-class attack submarine, and will likely be utilized by the future Highland-class. Primarily, the weapon is designed to engage and destroy anti-submarine warfare aircraft, but can also be used to engage some surface vessels and land targets.
The Lanza is unique in that it is fired from the vessels torpedo tubes, with four missiles being contained in a single tube, thereby allowing the vessel to remain submerged while engaging targets. The submarine can acquire a hovering ASW helicopter while remaining submerged through tracking the down wash of its rotors. It is designed to be released into the water from the torpedo tube and separate quietly from the submarine before activating its rocket motor and engaging its target. The missile is capable of autonomous flight and target acquisition via its image-processing infrared seeker, which allows the missile to search for, detect and acquire targets. A fiber-optical data link is installed to transmit target bearing and target distance information from the submarine's control system to the missile. It also transmits digital seeker images from the missile to the weapon control console located within the launching vessels command center.
Th Lanza was successfully tested fired from a submerged Undine-class submarine in the Bay of Rucesion in 1996. The missile exited the torpedo tube ad broke the surface successfully. Subsequent testing showed the missile was capable of engaging actual targets in the air, as well as coastal and surface targets. Having completed its qualification trails in 2000, the missile has entered production and entered service with the Imperial Navy in 2002 along with the Undine class.
In January of 2016, it was revealed that the Lanza was being examined for incorperation into the modular mast system being designed for the Imperial Navy's next generation Highland-class attack submarine