United Elias
17-11-2003, 20:42
EAW-36 'Fire Arrow'
The EAW-36 'Fire Arrow' Surface to Air missile was designed to meet a requirement for a successor to the S-300 SAM system that also incorporated the capabilities of the Arrow 2 Theatre Ballistic Defence Missile. The result is a missile that can destroy aircraft, cruise missiles and theatre ballistic missiles at range in excess of 200km.
Design
The two-stage missile is equipped with solid propellant booster and sustainer rocket motors. The missile uses an initial burn to carry out a vertical hot launch from the container and a secondary burn to sustain the missile's trajectory towards the target at a maximum speed of Mach 9, or 2.5km/s. Thrust vector control is used in the boost and sustainer phases of flight. At the ignition of the second stage sustainer motor, the first stage assembly separates.
When firing against theatre ballistic missiles the Fire Arrow missile is launched before the threat missile's trajectory and intercept point are accurately known. As more trajectory data becomes available, the optimum intercept point is more precisely defined and the missile is guided towards the optimum intercept point.
The kill vehicle section of the missile, containing the warhead, fusing and the terminal seeker, is equipped with four aerodynamically controlled moving fins to give low altitude interception capability. The warhead is a high explosive directed blast fragmentation device, which is capable of destroying a target within a 60m radius. The dual mode missile seeker has a passive infrared seeker for the acquisition and tracking of tactical ballistic missiles and an active radar seeker used to home on air breathing targets at low altitudes. The infrared seeker is an indium antimonide focal plane array developed by Elias Aerospace.
Battery
A Fire Arrow battery will typically operate six launch vehicles each carrying eight missiles, a mobile tactical operations center and a ground-based radar.
Radar
The ‘Solid Mirror’ early warning and fire control radar for the Fire Arrow system. The radar carries the designation ERAS-2090 and includes the trailer mounted radar and antenna array, the power generator, a cooling system and a radar control centre.
Solid Mirror is an electronically scanned, solid state, phased array radar operating at L-band in the range 500MHz to 1,000MHz. The radar operates in search, detection, tracking and missile guidance modes simultaneously.
The radar can detect targets at ranges up to about 1000km and is able to track targets up to speeds over 3,200m/s. The radar illuminates the target and guides the missile to within 4m of the target.
which is trailer mounted, downloads the radar data along with data from other sources and uses powerful signal processing tools to manage the threat interceptions fully automatically, including against single and multiple threats. The system has man-in-the-loop intervention capability at every stage.
The fire control and battle management centre has computer workstations for the Sky Situation Co-ordinator, Intelligence Officer, Post Mission Analysis Officer, Resource Officer and Senior Engagement Officer as well as the Commander's station. The workstations display a large electronic map showing the area of battle. Predicted and confirmed launch sites are colour coded to show priority sites.
Tactical Operations Center
The TOC, which is trailer mounted, downloads the radar data along with data from other sources and uses powerful signal processing tools to manage the threat interceptions fully automatically, including against single and multiple threats. The system has man-in-the-loop intervention capability at every stage.
The fire control and battle management centre has computer workstations for the Sky Situation Co-ordinator, Intelligence Officer, Post Mission Analysis Officer, Resource Officer and Senior Engagement Officer as well as the Commander's station. The workstations display a large electronic map showing the area of battle.
Mobility
Each part of the Fire Arrow system is mounted on a highly durable all terrain truck and each one is transportable on Il-76 or An-124/225 Transport Planes/
Specifications
Missile Performance:
Missile Velocity: Mach 9
Maximum Range: 220.0km
Maximum Altitude: 145,000ft
Missile Dimensions:
Length: 6.17m
Propulsion unit diameter: 0.34m
Kill vehicle diameter: 0.37m
Launch weight: 900kg
Single shot kill probability:
Aircraft: 0.93
Theatre Ballistic Missiles: 0.90
Cruise Missiles: 0.97
Prices
Currently these systems are cleared for limited export and only nations seen as allies or frequent export customers will be allowed to procure them.
1 Battery (6 launcher trucks each with 8 missiles, radar and command unit)
= 28 million
Additional Reload rounds:
$175,000 per missile
$855,000,000 for domestic missile only production license.
Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL)
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http://www.army-technology.com/projects/thaad/images/Thaad_1.jpg
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/thaad/images/Thaad_4.jpg
Solid Mirror Radar System
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The EAW-36 'Fire Arrow' Surface to Air missile was designed to meet a requirement for a successor to the S-300 SAM system that also incorporated the capabilities of the Arrow 2 Theatre Ballistic Defence Missile. The result is a missile that can destroy aircraft, cruise missiles and theatre ballistic missiles at range in excess of 200km.
Design
The two-stage missile is equipped with solid propellant booster and sustainer rocket motors. The missile uses an initial burn to carry out a vertical hot launch from the container and a secondary burn to sustain the missile's trajectory towards the target at a maximum speed of Mach 9, or 2.5km/s. Thrust vector control is used in the boost and sustainer phases of flight. At the ignition of the second stage sustainer motor, the first stage assembly separates.
When firing against theatre ballistic missiles the Fire Arrow missile is launched before the threat missile's trajectory and intercept point are accurately known. As more trajectory data becomes available, the optimum intercept point is more precisely defined and the missile is guided towards the optimum intercept point.
The kill vehicle section of the missile, containing the warhead, fusing and the terminal seeker, is equipped with four aerodynamically controlled moving fins to give low altitude interception capability. The warhead is a high explosive directed blast fragmentation device, which is capable of destroying a target within a 60m radius. The dual mode missile seeker has a passive infrared seeker for the acquisition and tracking of tactical ballistic missiles and an active radar seeker used to home on air breathing targets at low altitudes. The infrared seeker is an indium antimonide focal plane array developed by Elias Aerospace.
Battery
A Fire Arrow battery will typically operate six launch vehicles each carrying eight missiles, a mobile tactical operations center and a ground-based radar.
Radar
The ‘Solid Mirror’ early warning and fire control radar for the Fire Arrow system. The radar carries the designation ERAS-2090 and includes the trailer mounted radar and antenna array, the power generator, a cooling system and a radar control centre.
Solid Mirror is an electronically scanned, solid state, phased array radar operating at L-band in the range 500MHz to 1,000MHz. The radar operates in search, detection, tracking and missile guidance modes simultaneously.
The radar can detect targets at ranges up to about 1000km and is able to track targets up to speeds over 3,200m/s. The radar illuminates the target and guides the missile to within 4m of the target.
which is trailer mounted, downloads the radar data along with data from other sources and uses powerful signal processing tools to manage the threat interceptions fully automatically, including against single and multiple threats. The system has man-in-the-loop intervention capability at every stage.
The fire control and battle management centre has computer workstations for the Sky Situation Co-ordinator, Intelligence Officer, Post Mission Analysis Officer, Resource Officer and Senior Engagement Officer as well as the Commander's station. The workstations display a large electronic map showing the area of battle. Predicted and confirmed launch sites are colour coded to show priority sites.
Tactical Operations Center
The TOC, which is trailer mounted, downloads the radar data along with data from other sources and uses powerful signal processing tools to manage the threat interceptions fully automatically, including against single and multiple threats. The system has man-in-the-loop intervention capability at every stage.
The fire control and battle management centre has computer workstations for the Sky Situation Co-ordinator, Intelligence Officer, Post Mission Analysis Officer, Resource Officer and Senior Engagement Officer as well as the Commander's station. The workstations display a large electronic map showing the area of battle.
Mobility
Each part of the Fire Arrow system is mounted on a highly durable all terrain truck and each one is transportable on Il-76 or An-124/225 Transport Planes/
Specifications
Missile Performance:
Missile Velocity: Mach 9
Maximum Range: 220.0km
Maximum Altitude: 145,000ft
Missile Dimensions:
Length: 6.17m
Propulsion unit diameter: 0.34m
Kill vehicle diameter: 0.37m
Launch weight: 900kg
Single shot kill probability:
Aircraft: 0.93
Theatre Ballistic Missiles: 0.90
Cruise Missiles: 0.97
Prices
Currently these systems are cleared for limited export and only nations seen as allies or frequent export customers will be allowed to procure them.
1 Battery (6 launcher trucks each with 8 missiles, radar and command unit)
= 28 million
Additional Reload rounds:
$175,000 per missile
$855,000,000 for domestic missile only production license.
Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL)
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/thaad/images/Thaad_8.jpg
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/thaad/images/Thaad_1.jpg
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/thaad/images/Thaad_4.jpg
Solid Mirror Radar System
http://www.aerospace-technology.com/contractor_images/israel_aircraft/misma1.jpg