Air defence (SAM)//VSHORAD — very short range
ID — CROTALE-NGFrance · Thales
Shahine
Very-short-range point-defense SAM with S-band Doppler radar, IR/TV channel and hypersonic VT1 missiles.
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Crotale NG
- Alias
- Shahine
- Manufacturer
- Thales
- Country
- France
- Year
- 1990
- Category
- Air defence (SAM)
- All sub-types
- VSHORAD — very short range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 11 km
- Top speed
- Mach 3.5
- Guidance
- Radar Doppler + IR/TV + comando radio
- Warhead
- HE-frag 13 kg con spoletta di prossimità
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Torretta 8 missili VT1 (veicolo / nave / shelter)
- Length
- 2.29 m
- Launch weight
- 75 kg
Main operators
FranceSaudi ArabiaGreeceFinlandUAE
History
Developed by Thomson-CSF (now Thales) as an evolution of the 1970s Crotale, the NG integrates search, S-band Doppler tracking, TV/IIR channel and 8 VT1 missiles in a single unit.
VT1 reaches Mach 3.5 and engages targets at 11 km within 10 s, making it one of the leading Western land/naval VSHORAD SAMs.
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