Sunday, November 23, 2008

Aspide

IOC: 1987
Total Production: 5,000

Aspide 2000

IOC: 2000

Origin
Italy

Contractor/s
MBDA

Applications
Albatros
Garibaldi
Skyguard
Skyshield 35
Spada 2000

Family Members
Aspide
Aspide

Derived from:
AIM-7P Sparrow

Description: Aspide is an Italian missile system developed from the US AIM-7E Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile. It is suitable for both air-to-air and surface-to-air applications such as Spada, Skyguard, Albatros and Aramis air defense systems. Aspide missile entered service in 1987 with the Italian Armed Forces. PL-11 missile is a Chinese development of Aspide which is used on the F-8 fighter aircraft. LY-60 air defense system is another development made in China based upon Aspide technology.

Aspide 2000 is an upgraded version of Aspide fitted with a new propulsion system and certain components that have been introduced to meet a threat that has evolved since the introduction of the missile. It is available for ground- and ship-based air defense applications. In addition to Italy, Aspide 2000 has been sold to Spain.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 230 mm, Length 3.7 m, Width 1 m

Weights: Max Weight 220 kg (485 lb), Warhead 33 kg (73 lb)

Performance: Ceiling 3,500 m (11,483 ft), Max Range 28,000 m (91,864 ft), Min Range 750 m (2,461 ft), Top Speed 664 mps (Mach 2)

News
Kuwait to Upgrade its Aspide Missiles to Aspide 2000 Standard

Operators

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Italy

Kuwait

Spain

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, November 22, 2008

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