(Europa) Estlands Streitkräfte

[Schneemann]

Estland hat offenbar mit seiner Blue Spear-AShM die IOC erreicht:

Estonia’s Blue Spear AShM System Achieves IOC

Estonian authorities have officially confirmed that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system has reached initial operational capability.

The original contract was signed in 2021 following a government decision on funding the program the year before. With the Estonian Navy not having surface combat vessels, the missile batteries will be land-based. Reportedly the systems will be truck-transported with the launchers themselves in 20-foot containers. [...]

The Blue Spear is described as a fifth-generation missile that forms part of the Gabriel-family of missiles. The Gabriel is originally developed and produced by the Israel Aerospace Industries, IAI, while the Blue Spear comes from a joint venture named Proteus Advanced Systems formed together with Singaporean defence powerhouse ST Engineering. Besides Estonia, it will also arm the Republic of Singapore Nayv’s Formidable-class of frigates where it replaces the US-made Harpoon. For Estonia, Estonian company Pro Lift OÜ has been carrying out modification work for the trucks used for launchers.

The missile is reportedly very close to the baseline IAI Gabriel V, which is operated by the Finnish Navy, meaning the two NATO allies on both sides of the Gulf of Finland both operate versions of the latest generation of the Gabriel. Another related version was the Sea Serpent which was on offer by IAI and Thales for the UK Interim Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapon (I-SSGW) programme until the programme first was cancelled and then saw the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile was acquired as a stop-gap measure.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...ieves-ioc/

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