Liittyen HX-hankkeeseenkin, MBDA:n tulevaisuuden ohjustyyppi on edelleen konsepti ja mahdollisesti tuotannossa vasta 2030. Tämä voi olla ongelma Rafalen osalta, jonka pintatorjunta-aseena on vanhahtava Exocet. Tilaus pitäisi vahvistaa 2024, mutta britit ja ranskalaiset ovat eri mieltä ohjuksen suunnitteluperusteista. Britit haluavat pitkän kantaman ali-soonisen häiveohjuksen ja ranskalaiset kannattava supersoonista ohjustyyppiä.
Royal Navylla on ongelmana Harpoonien vanhentuminen käsiin 2023 ja MBDA:n ohjustyyppi ei ehdi siihen. Spekulaatiossa on että hankkivatko britit välimallin ohjusta pienen määrän vai suoraan kehittyneempää NSM / LRASM ohjustyyppiä. Nämä käytännössä täyttävät brittien toiveet uuden ohjuksen osalta ja hankinta voisi vaarantaa koko FC /ASW hankkeen.
Will the French-British FC/ASW Missile Program Survive a Hard Brexit ?
In March, MBDA announced the end of the Key Review on the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon program. In June, the company unveiled scale models of different multipurpose missiles that could be linked to the FC/ASW.
Yannick Smaldore 31 Jul 2019
Following the Lancaster House agreement of 2010, France and the United Kingdom launched in 2017 a joint program with the goal to replace their cruise and anti-ship missiles circa 2030.
Named FC/ASW for Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (or FMAN/FMC for futur missile anti-navire/futur missile de croisière in French), the program is led by European missile leader MBDA. The FC/ASW aims to replace the air launched Scalp/Storm Shadow as well as the air and ship launched Exocet and Harpoon anti-ship missiles currently in service with French and British air forces and navies. Valued at €100 million, the Concept Phase of the program was initiated in 2017 and is due to end in 2020. By then, MBDA should be able to propose to French and British forces a design (or several designs) based on mature systems and technologies.
Earlier this year,
MBDA revealed that the Key Review of the program was successfully completed in cooperation with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) and British DE&S (Defence Equipment and Support) defence procurement agencies.
This Key Review which ended in March 2019 helped in the selection of several general designs that could be used as a technical basis for the FC/ASW missile. Depending on the funding of the program and the requirements outlined by French and British armed forces, different options may then be developed into the operational FC/ASW.
In 2020, a contract is due to be signed by the two countries for the second phase of the program. During four more years, MBDA is set to complete risk reduction tasks and to finalise the overall design of the FC/ASW. Contract for the missile development is expected for 2024, with first deliveries to take place in 2028-2030.
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