Sunday, November 23, 2008

VT1

Also Known As
LFK 3

Origin
France
United Kingdom

Contractor/s
Thales

Applications
Chunma
La Fayette
Roland 2

Description: The VT1 is a surface-to-air missile designed to recapitalize existing short range air defense systems such as Flycatcher Mk2, Shahine, Roland and Crotale. The highly maneuverable VT1 missile is able to counter airborne threats such as UAVs, helicopter, cruise missiles and aircraft. It is a wooden round type missile with a command to line-of-sight guidance system immune to jam and provided with a lethal blast fragmentation warhead.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 165 mm, Length 2.4 m

Weights: Max Weight 76 kg (168 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 1,170 mps (Mach 3.52)

News
Thales Carries Out First Successful Vertical Firing of VT1 Naval Crotale Missile

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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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