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Marte Mk2

Marte Mk2/N

IOC: 2006

Origin
Italy

Contractor/s
MBDA

Description: MBDA Marte is a lightweight, fire and forget, multiplatform-launched, subsonic, sea-skimming anti-ship missile. It features a 70 kg semi-piercing warhead with high explosive effects detonated by impact or proximity. It was introduced in the 1980s with the Italian Armed Forces.

The Marte guidance system depends on the INS supported by GPS and a radar altimeter. In the terminal phase the missile is guided through inputs from an active radar homing seeker and performs evasive maneuvers to escape ship's close-in defenses. The missile is suitable for use in littoral warfare and heavy countermeasures environments.

The Marte Mk2/N missile has been designed to be launched by ships and fast attack boats.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 320 mm, Length 3.8 m

Weights: Max Weight 324 kg (714 lb), Warhead 70 kg (154 lb)

Performance: Max Range 30,000 m (98,425 ft)

News
MBDA Introduces Marte MK2/N at Euronaval 2006

MBDA Introduces Ship-Launched Marte Mk2/N Missile

Operators

Italy

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2008

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