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CAMM (missile family)

CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile)
An MBDA computer generated graphic showing a CAMM missile in flight
TypeAnti-aircraft and anti-missile missile
Place of originUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom & Italy (CAMM-ER)
United Kingdom & Poland (CAMM-MR)
Service history
In service
  • Royal Navy – 2018
  • Royal New Zealand Navy – 2020
  • British Army – 2021
  • Chilean Navy – 2022
WarsRed Sea crisis
Production history
DesignerMBDA UK
MBDA (CAMM-ER)
Designed2004
Specifications
Mass
  • CAMM: 99 kg (218 lb)
  • CAMM-ER: 166 kg (366 lb)
Length
  • CAMM: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
  • CAMM-ER: 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Diameter
  • CAMM: 166 mm (6.5 in)
  • CAMM-ER: 190 mm (7.5 in)
Wingspan450 mm (18 in)
WarheadHigh-explosive blast fragmentation warhead with laser proximity and impact fuze
Warhead weight10 kg (22 lb)
EngineSolid-fuel rocket motor
Operational
range
  • CAMM: > 25 km (16 mi)
  • CAMM-ER: > 45 km (28 mi)
  • CAMM-MR: > 100 km (62 mi)
Flight altitudeCAMM & CAMM-ER: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Maximum speed Mach 3 (1,029 m/s; 3,376 ft/s)
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance system with mid-course update and active radar terminal homing
Steering
system
Four folding cruciform wings
ReferencesJanes[1][2]

The CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) is a family of surface-to-air missiles developed by MBDA UK for the United Kingdom. CAMM is derived from, and shares some common features and components with, the Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), but with updated electronics, a soft vertical launch system, and an active radar homing seeker. The CAMM family is in use by or on order for the armed forces of several countries.

In the Royal Navy, CAMM, the point and local area defence variant with a range of greater than 25 kilometres (16 mi), is part of the Sea Ceptor air defence system which replaced the Sea Wolf missiles on Type 23 frigates starting from 2018.[3] It will also equip both the Type 26 and Type 31 frigates planned for 2028, and is intended to replace Aster 15 on the Type 45 destroyer.[4][5][6] In the British Army, CAMM forms the interceptor component of the Sky Sabre/Land Ceptor air defence system, which replaced the Rapier missile from 2021.[7][8][9] The development of CAMM is also contributing to the updating of ASRAAM in service with the Royal Air Force.[10]

An extended-range version of the CAMM (CAMM-ER) was in the final stages of development by the UK and Italy as of 2023. It is capable of reaching targets over 45 kilometres (28 mi) away.[11] Brazil announced in 2014 that it was independently to develop the similar 40 kilometres (25 mi)+ ranged MV-AMA (AVibras Medium Altitude Missile) for its Astros 2020 MLRS and naval platforms.[12] A larger CAMM-MR (medium-range) missile with a range of over 100 kilometres (62 mi) was being developed by the UK and Poland in 2022, to equip Polish Wicher-class frigates and Wisła air defence systems.[13][14]

  1. ^ Janes (26 September 2022), "Sea Ceptor (GWS 35)/Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM)", Janes Weapons: Naval, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 26 September 2022
  2. ^ Janes (28 January 2022), "EMADS (CAMM; CAMM-ER)", Janes Land Warfare Platforms: Artillery & Air Defence, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 26 September 2022
  3. ^ MacAskill, Ewen (24 May 2018). "UK's new Sea Ceptor missile system enters into service". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "A guide to the Type 26 Frigate". www.navylookout.com. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates to be fitted with Mk41 vertical launch system". www.navylookout.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "CAMM | FORCE PROTECTION, Ground Based Air Defence". MBDA. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ^ Sky Sabre: Up close with the Army's new air defence system, 2 February 2022, retrieved 6 November 2023
  9. ^ "Land Ceptor". British Army. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "MBDA: successful qualification firing of MAADS with CAMM-ER". MBDA Systems. 5 May 2023.
  12. ^ "MBDA e AVIBRAS anunciam projeto de Defesa Antiaérea de média altura". DefesaNet (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Polish Air Defence Enters a New Era [COMMENTARY]". 19 October 2022.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference :12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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