ASRAAM (Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air missile) missile firing

Описание: ASRAAM is the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air missile (ASRAAM) currently in service with the Air Forces of the UK, Australia and India.

MBDA’s ASRAAM missile flies at over Mach 3 and its sleek, agile airframe and powerful motor ensure that the missile can fly faster and further than competing short range air-to-air missiles.
ASRAAM’s sophisticated seeker and software is designed to defeat current and future countermeasures.

In WVR air combat the ability to strike first is vital. A pilot engaging an enemy needs a missile that reacts more rapidly than ever before with the speed and agility to maximise the probability of a kill, regardless of evasive manoeuvring or countermeasure deployment. ASRAAM has proven this capability.

ASRAAM accepts target information via aircraft sensors, such as the radar or helmet-mounted sight, but can also act as an autonomous infrared search and track system.

ASRAAM is in service with the UK RAF as its Within Visual Range (WVR) dominance weapon. The weapon is also in operational service with the Royal Australian Air Force on its F/A-18 Hornet and is scheduled to be integrated on India’s SEPECAT Jaguar strike aircraft to replace the ageing Matra Magic R550. This upgrade will also be operationally ready on the Eurofighter Typhoon in 2018 and on the UK’s F-35Bs from 2022 onwards.

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