Sensors and Effectors

• threat assumptions:

  • there are no completely known rules of attack

  • there is no preferred direction for attacks

  • attackers come from the civil environment

  • attackers cannot be identified as such or only very late

• detection findings:

  • this requires sensors with very short reaction times

  • signal processing with tracking and behavior analysis is required

-> urgent and autonomic threat detection are necessary

• detection range is not the only relevant measure

• reaction time remaining after that threat detection and perception of the situation is crucial for operators

Axial Flow Turbo Jet

• relatively fuel efficient

  • long range with compact dimensions

• dependent on ambient air

• cheap fuel

• silent, no visible exhaust

• slow start

Solid Fuel Rocket

• exo-atmospheric use

• independent of ambient air

• expensive fuel

• noisy, visible cloud

• quick start

• higher speed

SSM: Ship-Ship-Missile

ASM: Anti-Ship-Missile

SAM: Surface to Air Missile

H/C: Helicopter

AAW: Anti-Air Warfare

(T)BMD: (Theater) Ballistic Missile Defence

ASuW: Anti-Surface Warfare

ASW: Anti-Submarine Warfare

HMI: Human Machine Interface

no active energy transmission by launching platform

• tripple deck version

• double deck version

Interactive Defence and Attack Systems for Submarines (IDAS)

for F125 Frigate

• Can be used against sea and land targets with conventional ammunition (horizon range)

• GPS-guided VULCANO ammunition (over-horizon range) in cooperation with Cie Diehl

Technologically not yet ready for fielding

RAM - Rolling Airframe Missile

RAM is a lightweight, high fire power system for Ship Self Defence (SSD) against current and evolving threats like:

• ASM

• A/C, H/C, UAV

• Surface and asymmetric threats

• fast reaction

• fire and forget

• lock on after launch

• fratricide discrimination

• all-weather

• high firepower (21 rounds)

• dual mode guidance (passive RF and IR guidance)

• ESM not required, but ESM data improves perfomance

• Kill probability >95%, of those >90% skin-to-skin impact

• superior agility to counter current and future threats

General Firing Test Scenarios:

• Subsonic straight

• supersonic diver

• supersonic straight

• supersonic stream attack

• supersonic maneuvering

• sun glint