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Marte (missile)
MBDA / Aermacchi · Anti-Ship · Italy · Cold War (1970–1991)
Sea Killer is an Italian anti-ship missile family. The latest development of the system is known as Marte. Marte is a sea skimming, subsonic, anti-ship missile carrying a 70 kilograms (150 lb) semi-armour piercing warhead. It has been built in several versions, with differing guidance systems, and is suitable for launching from ships or aircraft.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Anti-Ship
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Italy
- Manufacturer
- MBDA / Aermacchi
- Operator
- Italy/export
- Primary Role
- Anti-Ship
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1973
- Produced
- 1000
- Propulsion
- Turbojet
- Engine
- Microturbo TRI 60 turbojet + solid booster
- Thrust / Power
- None (turbojet)
- Launch
- Air/Sea-launched
- Length (ft)
- 12.4
- Wingspan (ft)
- 3.9
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 440
- MTOW (lb)
- 882
- Payload (lb)
- 154
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.02
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 300
- Range (mi)
- 12
- Max Speed (mph)
- 690
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.9
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation