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IAI, Thales to offer Ship-Killing SEA SERPENT Missile for Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates Our Bureau 2084
SEA SERPENT Missile
The UK Royal Navy s Type 23 frigates could be equipped with ship-killing SEA SERPENT missiles produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales. IAI & Thales UK have joined forces to offer SEA SERPENT the most advanced ship-launched anti-surface missile in the free world to equip the Royal Navy Type 23 frigates with an anti-ship and anti-surface missile that can strike targets at ranges significantly in excess of 200km, IAI announced Tuesday.
The SEA SERPENT delivers an agile, highly penetrative, combined anti-ship and land attack capability at ranges significantly in excess of 200 km. It deploys an RF seeker head and a sophisticated data analysis and weapon control system to provide precise target detection, discrimination and classification. It overcomes both kinetic counter-fire and electronic countermeasures of increasing sophistication, s