Successful CANTO 130mm anti-torpedo decoy sea trials from C-Guard launcher

: Posted On Friday, 03 June 2016 09:32

Naval Industry News - Denmark, France

Successful CANTO 130mm anti-torpedo decoy sea trials from C-Guard launcher

On May 12, DCNS, Chemring Countermeasures and Terma conducted joint operational trials of their Torpedo Defence Solution. This solution integrates Terma’s C-Guard Decoy Launching System* with DCNS’s CANTO® Torpedo Decoy and the Chemring Launch Module.

Terma’s C-Guard Decoy Launching System deploying a DCNS CANTO Torpedo Decoy. Terma picture

The trials, facilitated by The Royal Danish Navy (RDN) and The Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), were performed from the Danish Frigate HDMS IVER HUITFELDT off the coast of Northern Zealand, Denmark.

According to René d’Ambrières, DCNS Underwater Weapons Business Unit Director, the trial results came out very successful: “All expectations set before the trials were fulfilled and DCNS, Chemring and Terma are all very satisfied to confirm their capacity to develop cutting-edge anti-torpedo warfare capabilities, including the design and production of the countermeasure, sea-proven on board naval platforms, which is a real asset in the naval market worldwide.”

As a result of the successful trial, C-Guard is now the first and currently the only Decoy Launching System fully integrated with the CANTO® 130 mm anti-torpedo functionality hence fully qualified to deploy CANTO® 130 mm decoys.

Image: Terma

As a consequence of the successful trials Terma Vice President, CCS Sales, Thomas Leistiko states: “The future perspective for Terma and DCNS is to strengthen the joint venture of C-Guard and CANTO® 130 mm and promoting a state-of-the-art torpedo defence solution for the present and emerging requirements for torpedo self-protection systems for naval units across the world.”