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IHS™ Jane’s® Weapons Naval 2014-2015 Commander David Ewing RN and Commander Malcolm Fuller RN ISBN 978 07106 3104 6-Weapons Air-Launched ISBN 978 07106 3108 4-Weapons Ammunition ISBN 978 07106 3105 3-Weapons Infantry ISBN 978 07106 3106 0-Weapons Naval ISBN 978 07106 3107 7-Weapons Strategic ISBN 978 07106 3120 6-Weapons Full Set ©2014 IHS. All rights reserved. Thirdparty details and websites No partofthis publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any Any thirdparty details and websites aregiven for information and reference purposes means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, or be stored in only and IHS Global Limited does not control, approve or endorse these thirdparties any retrieval system of any nature, without prior written permission of IHS Global or thirdparty websites. Further,IHS Global Limited does not control or guarantee the Limited. 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This book was produced using FSC® certified paper Printed and bound in the UK by Polestar Wheatons IHS Jane’s Div: JNW__p01+02_Titlepage JOB: JNW_ Page: 1Date: November 28, 2013 Time: 15:07:44 Operator: onc26353 [3] Contents Alphabetical list of advertisers ...........................................................................................[2] Executive Overview ..............................................................................................................[5] Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................. [11] Users’ Charter ........................................................................................................................ [12] Glossary ...................................................................................................................................[13] How to use .............................................................................................................................[18] Missiles Multi-platform anti-surface ................................................................................................... 3 Surface-to-surface ................................................................................................................. 43 Surface-to-air .......................................................................................................................... 91 Surface-to-subsurface .......................................................................................................... 161 Subsurface-to-surface ......................................................................................................... 170 Guns Guns ........................................................................................................................................ 187 Torpedoes Heavyweight ........................................................................................................................ 303 Lightweight .......................................................................................................................... 337 Rockets/Rocket launchers Surface-to-surface ................................................................................................................ 361 Surface-to-subsurface ......................................................................................................... 364 Weapon handling and launchers Weapon handling and launchers .......................................................................................371 Mines and depth charges Introduction .........................................................................................................................389 Mines and depth charges .................................................................................................... 391 Mine clearance effectors Towed mechanical effectors .............................................................................................425 Towed influence effectors ................................................................................................. 429 Remotely operated/unmanned effectors ......................................................................439 Underwater demolition charges Underwater demolition charges ...................................................................................... 473 Physical countermeasures Surface ship .......................................................................................................................... 479 Submarine ............................................................................................................................ 496 Contractors ............................................................................................................................503 Alphabetical index ................................................................................................................ 511 Manufacturers’ index ..........................................................................................................519 ©2014 IHS IHS Jane’sWeapons: Naval 2014-2015 IHS Jane’s Div: JNW__p03_Contents JOB: JNW_ Page: 1Date: December 4, 2013 Time: 14:26:16 Operator: onc26353 122 Missiles > Surface-to-air > Russian Federation Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. The 9M96 is an extremely Russian Federation Sosna-R (9M337) and Western systems such as Stinger agile two-stage solid-propellant missile and is a‘hit-to-kill' weapon. It is and Mistral. Development was completed in 2003. Trials were conducted in the cold-launched and employs inertial guidance as well as adatalink. It has Tarantul (Molnya)-class fast attack craft which commenced in 2005. It appears canard wings and uses thrust-vectoring to accomplish extremely high ‘g' to be intended primarily for the export market and although no formal manoeuvres (well in excess of 20 g). Speeds of up to M5 have also been announcements of export orders have been made, it is expected to be suggested. The 9M100 is asmaller (2.5 m) long missile with adiameter of deployed at sea operationally for the first time in aVietnamese Gepard-class 125 mm and arange of around 8km. frigate. An improved system, known as Palitsa, using the AO-18KD gatling gun and Specifications the two-stage 57E6 (9M330-2) hypersonic missile integrated with athree- dimensional radar capable of engaging targets at ranges of 20 km and altitudes 9M96 9M96/2 of 15,000 misunderstood to be under development. The missile has a20kg Dimensions and weights warhead. Using aphased array antenna and electro-optics, the system is Length reportedly capable of engaging up to 10 targets per minute. overall 4.75 m(15 ft 7in) 5.65 m(18 ft 6½ in) Diameter Description body 240 mm (9.45 in) 240 mm (9.45 in) Palma is aclose-in air defence system (with alimited anti-surface capability) Performance which comprises the Sosna-R hypersonic surface-to-air missile, two six-barrel Range AO-18KD 30 mm automatic cannon