Anti Ship Cruise Missile
This project will provide the Royal Australian Navy RAN with long-range anti-ship.
Anti ship cruise missile. Named FCASW for Future CruiseAnti-Ship Weapon or FMANFMC for futur missile anti-navirefutur missile de croisière in French the program is led by European missile leader MBDA. 3M-54TE1 - A surface ship with VLS anti-shipping variant with thrust vectoring booster. Cruise missiles are typically armed with conventional or nuclear warheads but can also be equipped with chemical or biological ones.
It uses R-360 anti-ship cruise missile version of the Russian Kh-35. Each vessel is to be equipped with 72 such missiles. Currently the Sea Breaker is in the final stage of development and is ready to be introduced.
It adopts near-space trajectory and can carry out full-range hypersonic maneuvering terminal subduction high. Its a nightmare for existing naval defence systems. It was developed by Luch design bureau.
The price of this new cruise missile has not been determined yet. It is generally similar to the Kh-35U but has a longer body with more fuel larger booster and some other modifications. Yingji-62 is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship cruise missile.
According to Rafael the Sea Breaker is a multi-purpose weapon capable of delivering highly lethal effectiveness in the role of anti-ship missiles land attack coastal defense and surface-to-surface cruise missiles. They strengthen a states combat and deterrent capability in a hostile maritime environment. The aim of MDI is to strengthen international discussion and to promote a high-level exchange of views on missile technologies and related international.
China has already developed two truck-born carrier-killing anti-ship ballistic missiles the DF-21D and DF-26B with ranges of around 1000 and 2000 miles respectively. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. However detailed specifications of the new cruise missile of the Agency for Defense Development ADD and local missile manufacturer LIG Nex1 are still unclear.
