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Scalp Naval: a New Strategic Capability for Europe’s Navies


(Source: MDBA; issued Oct. 27, 2004)


To meet the French requirement for a long-range, naval land attack capability, MBDA is developing the ship and submarine-launched Scalp Naval. This missile system is being developed using the experience gained from the company’s highly successful Storm Shadow / Scalp EG air launched cruise missile already in service with the air forces of France and the UK and soon to enter service with those of Italy and Greece.

Scalp Naval benefits from a high degree of commonality with Storm Shadow / Scalp EG particularly with regard to its propulsion and navigation systems as well as its high precision terminal guidance. As well as providing the land attack capability on the French AVT (Actions Vers la Terre) version of its future multi-mission FREMM frigates, Scalp Naval will also provide the same capability on the French navy’s six future Barracuda nuclear powered attack submarines. System development has already started and a series of compatibility trials with the platform have already been carried out.

During a visit to MBDA’s Velizy facility near Paris in France at the end of September 2004, Madame Alliot-Marie, the French Minister of Defence, saw the first Scalp Naval prototypes with its booster, its submarine launch capsule and its surface launch container.

When integrated on a frigate, Scalp Naval will be launched from a multi-purpose, vertical launcher also capable of launching a mix of Aster 15 and Aster 30 air-defence missiles as required. In this respect, the launcher is viable not only for the Italian navy on its version of the FREMM but also for the Royal Navy too as both navies are committed to the Aster naval air defence system. For submarine launch, Scalp Naval, housed in its own launch capsule, will be fired from the submarine’s torpedo tubes

Scalp Naval, a missile system in the 1,000 km plus class, will be of essential strategic significance to France and to any other European countries that might eventually deploy such a capability. The ability to carry out high precision, deep penetrative strikes from both air and naval platforms confers the necessary degree of operational flexibility required in handling the type of complex threats encountered today and envisaged for the future. In addition, a naval presence provides a permanence in theatre.
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Endlich!Nach jahrelangem Zusehen entwickeln die Europäer (oder besser gesagt die Franzosen :evil: ) endlich etwas dem Tomahawk vergleichbares.:daumen:
Hoffe es werden sich ein paar nationen dem Programm anschließen.