Aselsan & Thales introduce the LMM Missile Launching System at IDEF 2013

: Posted On Tuesday, 07 May 2013 23:04

Naval Defense Industry News - Turkey, UK

Aselsan & Thales introduce the LMM Missile Launching System at IDEF 2013

At the IDEF 2013 defense exhibition currently held in Istanbul, Turkey, Aselsan and Thales are showcasing a new gyro stabilized naval turret designed for small displacement ships.

The Aselsan Missile Launching System (MLS) developed to provide defense for oil rigs, seaports and naval bases against a variety of surface threats is a customized compact and lightweight solution for Fast Interceptor Crafts. It has minimum weight and reduced impact on vessel's speed and maneuverability.

Aselsan new gyro stabilized naval turret with Thales LMM at IDEF 2013

Thales LMM (Lightweight Multi-role Missile) is a lightweight, precision strike missile, which has been designed to be fired from a variety of tactical platforms including helicopters, fixed or rotary winged UAV, wheeled or tracked vehicles or fast in-shore naval craft. The target set includes surface threats such as static installations, APC's, assymetric threats, fast in-shore attack craft and UAV's.

General Specications:

8 ready to fire Thales LMM
2 axis gyro stabilized turret
Automatic target tracking through independant stabalized EO suite
Laser range finder foor target ranging
High hit performance with fast reaction time
High level system automation for ease of use
Ease of integration into existing and new built small vessels
Low maintenance cost and high reliability