AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
MICA
The Mica
missile has been designed to meet the requirements of the French Air Force for
an advanced fire-and-forget air-to-air missile capable of medium and short
range engagements. The Mica missiles are suitable for close-in dogfight combat,
while they can engage multiple targets beyond the visual range. It can operate
in heavy countermeasures environments.
The Mica missile features 2 seekers and its own ECCM (Mica RF and IR ECCMs are different). The Mica RF is provided with an active radar homing head and the Mica IR is provided with an infrared imagery homing head. The Mica IR is an stealth missile due to its passive infrared sensor. The target coordinates are transferred from the aircraft's sensors to the Mica missile before launching. Once fired, the Mica missile depends on the Inertial Navigation System target information can be updated from the launching aircraft via an uplink. In the terminal phase the RF/IR seeker is fully responsible for target acquisition and interception.
The Mica also features a high maneuverability due to thrust vector control and effective tail control surfaces. Mica's blast fragmentation warhead detonates by proximity or direct impact.
The Mica missile features 2 seekers and its own ECCM (Mica RF and IR ECCMs are different). The Mica RF is provided with an active radar homing head and the Mica IR is provided with an infrared imagery homing head. The Mica IR is an stealth missile due to its passive infrared sensor. The target coordinates are transferred from the aircraft's sensors to the Mica missile before launching. Once fired, the Mica missile depends on the Inertial Navigation System target information can be updated from the launching aircraft via an uplink. In the terminal phase the RF/IR seeker is fully responsible for target acquisition and interception.
The Mica also features a high maneuverability due to thrust vector control and effective tail control surfaces. Mica's blast fragmentation warhead detonates by proximity or direct impact.
Meteor
Under development
_The Meteor will be a long-range, highly flexible, agile, air-to-air
missile enabling engagements at visual and beyond visual range. The
Meteor missile will be able to engage fighters, bombers, transport
aircraft, AWACS, air tankers and cruise missiles using its INS
navigation system, active radar seeker and countermeasures-resistant
design. Meteor will be powered by a ramjet propulsion system providing a
range in excess of 100 km at Mach 4.
The European Meteor missile features high maneuverability and a fragmentation warhead detonated by impact or proximity to ensure highly maneuverable targets destruction. The Meteor will be used by Typhoon (formerly Eurofighter), Rafale and Gripen as well as other advanced fighters worldwide.
The European Meteor missile features high maneuverability and a fragmentation warhead detonated by impact or proximity to ensure highly maneuverable targets destruction. The Meteor will be used by Typhoon (formerly Eurofighter), Rafale and Gripen as well as other advanced fighters worldwide.