MASURCA
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| Type | Surface-to-air missile |
| 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.
Variants
| Masurca I | Masurca II | Masurca III | Masurca IV | Masurca V | Masurca VNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||