Aster 30
«SAMP/T munition»
Air defence (SAM)Long rangeFrance / Italy2001In service
European long-range missile with PIF-PAF actuators for extreme maneuvering, used by SAMP/T ground and PAAMS naval systems.
Air defence (SAM)//Long range
ID — ASTER-30France / Italy · MBDA / Eurosam
Aster 30
SAMP/T munition
European long-range missile with PIF-PAF actuators for extreme maneuvering, used by SAMP/T ground and PAAMS naval systems.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Aster 30
- Alias
- SAMP/T munition
- Manufacturer
- MBDA / Eurosam
- Country
- France / Italy
- Year
- 2001
- Category
- Air defence (SAM)
- All sub-types
- Long range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 120 km
- Top speed
- Mach 4.5
- Guidance
- INS + uplink + radar attivo terminale
- Warhead
- HE-frammentazione direzionale 15 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- VLS Sylver A50 (navale) / SAMP/T (terrestre)
- Length
- 4.9 m
- Launch weight
- 450 kg
Main operators
FranceItalyUnited KingdomSingaporeUkraine
History
Developed by the Eurosam consortium, Aster 30 entered service in 2001 as the cornerstone of European extended air defense and of Horizon and Type 45 destroyers.
The Block 1 variant has intercepted short-range ballistic targets; a SAMP/T battery was donated to Ukraine in 2023.
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