Raytheon rolls out SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company today unveiled
the first developmental model of the SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system
built at its Louisville plant. It is the latest addition to Raytheon's ship
self-defense suite of the Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon System and the
Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) guided missile weapon system.
SeaRAM is a low-risk, low-cost spiral development of the proven Phalanx
Block 1B and the RAM, the latter produced jointly by Raytheon and RAMSys of
Germany. Intended to enlarge the keep-out range against sea-skimming anti-ship
missiles, aircraft and large surface threats, SeaRAM utilizes the enhanced
Phalanx sensors and replaces the M61A1 Gatling Gun with an 11-round RAM
missile guide.
"SeaRAM provides a self-contained ship defense capability which leverages
proven multi-spectral sensors with the demonstrated lethality of the RAM
missile," said Troy Oberg, Raytheon's SeaRAM program manager in Tucson, Ariz.
"Additionally, SeaRAM fits the exact installation footprint as Phalanx, uses
the same power and requires minimal shipboard modification."
In 2001 Raytheon provided an engineering model of SeaRAM to the United
Kingdom's Royal Navy for suitability testing. Later in 2001 Raytheon, in
conjunction with the U. S. Navy, successfully fired four blast test vehicles
which measured rocket motor forces and demonstrated software features. The
launches also confirmed that SeaRAM's forward-looking infrared sensor can
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looks cool
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looks like a missile pack on a battle mech
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High value naval assets, such as the Singapore Navy's new Landing Ship Tank (LST) - Endurance Class - should be equipped with such missile defense system that protects a ship against low flying threats from anti-ship missiles and aircrafts.
All that our LST is equipped with seems to be one piece OTO-Melara 70mm Rapid Fire Gun at the front, and one piece HMG and one set of Twin-Mistral AA Missiles on each side of the ship.
These LST has a crew of 88, and carry high value passenger and cargo of over 300 men with personal equipment, at least a combination of 8 x 5 ton trucks, or 6 units of APCs or light tanks, or a battery of 52 calibre heavy artillery; as well as its own air lift medium helicopters.
The picture below shows the LST seemingly "naked" against any determined hostile air attacks.
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It was reported in some sources that the Endurance LST also caries Barak SAM but this is not official.
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It isnt?!?! really ar? last time i went for the naval exibit at the national museme(sic)they got list barak as 1 of the weaps leh....Originally posted by eurofighter:It was reported in some sources that the Endurance LST also caries Barak SAM but this is not official.
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The LSTs will be escorted by MGBs , MCVs, AsuPVs , Subs and Fighters in any assualt. A sneak attack will be very much unlikely , on top of that , our enemy's naval asset together with her airforce asset should be 70% crush during the first day of war as planned.....
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Read the first line of my signatureOriginally posted by foxtrout8:our enemy's naval asset together with her airforce asset should be 70% crush during the first day of war as planned.....