Sunday, March 14, 2010

MU90 Impact

IOC: 2001
Total Production: 1,000

Origin
France
Italy

Contractor/s
DCNS
EuroTorp
Thales
WASS

Applications
Atlantic
ATR 72 ASW
Durand de la Penne
F70 ASM
FFG 7 Oliver Hazard Perry
FREMM
Horizon
MEKO 200
Milas
NH90 NFH
P-3C Orion
SH-2G Super Seasprite
SH-60B Seahawk

Description: The MU90 Impact lightweight torpedo has been designed to meet the requirements of both the French and the Italian navies. The MU90 is optimized for anti-submarine warfare in all environments.

The electric powered MU90 is able to engage small or large, conventional or nuclear submarines in blue and shallow water. It is a acoustically discreet fire and forget torpedo and can operate in dense countermeasures environments identifying decoys.

The MU90 Impact torpedo can be launched from any platform such as surface vessel, aircraft, helicopter, missile and underwater platforms such as mines and submarines. The MU90 features a variable speed (29 to 50 knots) to better adapt to different scenarios, a maximum range of 25,000 meters and 1,000 meters depth, an acoustic homing head, and a shaped charge warhead.

The MU90 can be used by surface vessels as a anti-torpedo torpedo and can simultaneously engage up to 10 targets.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 324 mm, Length 2.9 m

Weights: Max Weight 304 kg (670 lb)

Performance: Cruise Speed 15 mps (29 kt), Max Operating Depth 1,000 m (3,281 ft), Max Range 25,000 m (82,021 ft), Min Range 10,000 m (32,808 ft), Top Speed 26 mps (51 kt)

News
French Navy Orders Three More FREMM Frigates

All Four French and Italian Horizon-class Frigates Gather at La Spezia

MU90 Torpedo Completes Test Firing for Royal Australian Navy

DCNS Finalizes Contract for Multimission Frigate for Morocco

Franco-Italian Cooperation Agreement in Underwater Weapon Systems

MU90 Lightweight Torpedo Passes French Navy Acceptance Tests

Operators

see operators map

Australia

Denmark

France / 300

As of	Holdings
2008	100

Germany

Italy / 200

Poland

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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: Sunday, March 07, 2010

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