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Crotale
IOC: 1971
Also Known As
HQ-7 (Chinese PLA Navy version)
R.440 (French designation)
Shahine
Origin
France
South Africa
United States of America
Contractor/s
MBDA
Applications
Chunma
F67
F70 ASM
FPB 62
Kang Ding
Type 051
Type 051B
Type 052
Type 053H3
Type 054
Type 071
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Description:
Crotale is a high-velocity surface-to-air missile (SAM) designed to engage airborne targets flying at Mach 2.3 of speed and up to 5,000 meters of altitude. Crotale air defense system has been designed for integration onto ground vehicles as well as surface ships providing point defense. It relies on a digital radio command-to-line-of-sight guidance system. Its propulsion system is based on a single state solid propellant rocket motor.
The Crotale missile system developed by French Matra and Thomson-CSF, now MBDA, has been exported to several nations including Saudi Arabia and South Africa. Shahine is the version sold to Saudi Arabia Armed Forces. Existing Crotale batteries can be upgraded with high-performance VT-1 missile produced by Thales.
Specifications
Dimensions: Length 2.4 m
Weights: Max Weight 75 kg (165 lb), Warhead 13 kg (28.7 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 6,000 m (19,685 ft), Max Range 11,000 m (36,089 ft), Top Speed 1,162 mps (Mach 3.50)
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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, November 22, 2008
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