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At LIMA 2015 MBDA is Showcasing its Sea Venom / ANL Anti-Ship Missile for Maritime Helicopters

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LIMA 2015 Online Show Daily - MBDA Sea Venom/ANL
 
 
 
At LIMA 2015 MBDA is Showcasing its Sea Venom / ANL Anti-Ship Missile for Maritime Helicopters
 
At the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition, LIMA 2015, currently held in Malaysia, MBDA is showcasing its next generation anti-ship missile for maritime helicopters: The Sea Venom / ANL. Intended to replace the existing Sea Skua missile in the UK Royal Navy on board Wildcat helicopters, MBDA is hopeful that other Lynx operators such as the Royal Malaysian Navy sees the benefits in switching to the Sea Venom.
     
At the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition, LIMA 2015, currently held in Malaysia, MBDA is showcasing its next generation anti-ship missile for maritime helicopters: The Sea Venom / ANL. Intended to replace the existing Sea Skua missile in the UK Royal Navy on board Wildcat helicopters, MBDA is hopeful that other Lynx operators such as the Royal Malaysian Navy sees the benefits in switching to the Sea Venom.
Sea Venom scale model on MBDA stand at LIMA 2015
     

MBDA is developing a solution to meet the requirements of the British and French navies for a future helicopter-launched anti-ship missile. In the UK this requirement is referred to as the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy) or FASGW (H) and in France as Anti-Navire Léger (Light Anti-Ship) or ANL. Many of the requirements are common including much of the maritime and land target set, which covers a spectrum from FIAC to Corvette and typical littoral land targets.

     
Video: MBDA Sea Venom at LIMA 2015
     
Weighing around 100kg, this missile will replace two other anti-ship missiles within the MBDA product portfolio. Sea Skua is used on the UK Royal Navy’s Lynx and on the Sea King, Lynx and AB212 helicopters of seven other countries, including the navies of Germany, Brazil, Malaysia, Kuwait, Turkey and South Korea. The AS15TT is used on the Panther helicopter operated by Middle Eastern forces. FASGW(H)/ANL will equip the Royal Navy’s AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopters and the French Navy’s helicopters.

Suitable for both blue water and cluttered littoral operations, FASGW(H)/ANL represents a major advance on the generation of missiles which it will replace from a technological standpoint. This new system provides very precise effects against a wide range of threats even in complex environments thus satisfying a recognised and common future need. A high speed two-way data-link communicates the images, “seen” by the missile’s seeker, to the operator. Therefore, in addition to initiating an autonomous engagement, the operator can also monitor the action or even remain in control of the missile throughout the full duration of its flight.