TSAMTO, March 5. MBDA on March 3 announced the signing of the first contract with an unnamed foreign customer for the supply of a new air defense system "Albatros NG" (Albatros NG) based on the anti-aircraft guided missile CAMM-ER.
As stated, the order confirms the broad interest in the CAMM family of missiles on the world market and opens the way for further sales to the same customer and the Navy of other countries. According to the terms of the contract, the Albatross NG system will be put into service in 2024.
The Albatros NG is a new-generation ship-based anti-aircraft missile system based on the CAMM-ER missile system, which is a variant with an extended range of the CAMM (Common Anti-air Modular Missile) missile, which is already supplied as part of ground-based and ship-based SAMs.
The "Albatros NG", named after the outdated "Albatros" air defense systems, which were in service with the Italian Navy and several foreign customers, can be installed on ships of various types, providing air defense for platforms from a patrol ship and a corvette to a destroyer. It also allows for an additional layer of air defense for larger ships, such as frigates and destroyers, already equipped with a long-range air defense system. The complex can be assembled without making significant changes to the ship's design, and the combat control system is designed to provide flexible integration with both new and existing marine combat control systems.
The CAMM-ER missile provides protection against air threats at ranges of more than 40 km. The complex will be integrated into the new ground-based air defense systems of the NE and the Italian Air Force. The CAMM family of systems has already been delivered to the SV and the British Navy, as well as to several other countries.
MBDA estimates that air defense systems using CAMM and CAMM-ER missiles provide more effective protection against ever-changing aerial threats, including manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, precision-guided munitions, extremely low-altitude missiles, and low-ESR targets.
