VL MICA & VL MICA NG

VL MICA & VL MICA NG

NEW GENERATION SELF AND LOCAL AREA

AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM

  • Outstanding self defence and local area defence capability against all air threats
  • Naval based self and local area defence against saturating attacks and late appearing threats
  • Vertical launch for 360° coverage
  • Light shipset and reduced footprint

Description

Unique air defence system combining double capability with imaging IR and RF seekers with latest technologies for VL MICA NG (bi-pulse motor, AESA RF, FPA IIR seekers).

Operational advantages

  • Active RF monopulse doppler seeker
  • Passive imaging IR seeker
  • Lock On After Launch (LOAL)
  • Target data update and interception about via uplink during flight
  • Impact and RF proximity fuzes
  • Focused splinters
  • High impulse
  • Low smoke with vertical gases exhaust though integrated canister duct
  • High manoeuvrability (50g)

MICA MISSILE CHARACTERISTICS

  • Weight: 112 kg
  • Length: 3.1 m
  • Diameter: 160 mm
  • Intercept range: 20 - 40 km