Lockheed Martin Canada awards contract to MBDA for Sea Ceptor weapon 20 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 20th, 2021 18:02)
Lockheed Martin Canada has awarded a contract to MBDA to install Sea Ceptor air defence weapon system on the Royal Canadian Navy s new Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC).
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Sea Ceptor offers self-defence performance, with a quick response time and a high rate of fire to combat multiple threats simultaneously. Credit: MBDA.
Lockheed Martin Canada has awarded a contract to MBDA to install Sea Ceptor air defence weapon system on the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC).
Sea Ceptor will utilise the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) as its effector to undertake the Close-In Air Defence System (CIADS) role on-board the new CSC frigates.
The vertical-launch Sea Ceptor air defence system. (Photo: MBDA)
MBDA will provide its Sea Ceptor air defence system for new Canadian frigates.
MBDA on 19 April announced a contract from Lockheed Martin Canada to equip Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) frigates with the Sea Ceptor air defence weapon system.
Firing the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), Sea Ceptor will undertake the close-in air defence role on the new CSC frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy.
MBDA claimed: ‘Sea Ceptor provides exceptional self-defence performance, with a rapid response time and a high rate of fire to defeat multiple threats simultaneously. Its state-of-the-art Soft Vertical Launch (SVL) technology enables full 360° coverage with close-range performance normally only associated with trainable launcher systems.’
MBDA to supply Sea Ceptor weapon system for Canadian CSC frigates
by Robin Hughes & Richard Scott
MBDA announced on 19 April it has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to equip the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) new single class of 15 Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) multimission frigates with the Sea Ceptor air-defence weapon system. The specific date of the award and the contract value were not disclosed.
Lockheed Martin Canada is the team-lead and design authority for the development and integration of the combat management system (CMS) on the CSC vessels and, as such, awards contracts for associated sub-systems, including Sea Ceptor.
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