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The Principal Anti Air Missile System (PAAMS) is a joint French/Italian/British program for a naval anti-aircraft weapon. The prime contractor is EUROPAAMS, a joint venture between Eurosam (66%) and MBDA subsidiary UKAMS (33%). MBDA also owns 66% of Eurosam, in effect giving it a 77% share of the project. Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). ...
MBDA is a European arms company which manufactures missiles and is the result of the 2002 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems missile divisions and Matra BAe Dynamics. ...
History
The PAAMS system was designed to be deployed on the Horizon CNGF (Common New Generation Frigate) for the navies of the partner nations. The French DGA placed a contract with EUROPAAMS on 11 August 1999 for three PAAMS systems — one each for the first British, French and Italian Horizon frigates. The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi-nationial collaboration to produce a new generation of anti-air warfare frigates. ...
The Délégation Générale pour lArmement (General Delegation for Weaponry), or DGA, is the French government agency which conducts development and evaluation programs for weapon systems for the French military. ...
August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Irreconcilable differences in the design required lead to the UK leaving the Horizon project in October 1999. However, although now pursuing a national warship design, the UK remained committed to PAAMS. In 2003 the UK ordered five more PAAMS systems to allow the construction of the first six ships to progress.
Two additional PAAMS systems were also ordered by France and Italy in 2003 for their Horizon class frigate. The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi-national collaboration to produce a new generation of anti-air warfare frigates. ...
As a result of efforts to achieve benefits of scale, the PAAMS command system shares a common architecture with that of the Type 45. Consequently, PAAMS uses the same Windows 2000 based command consoles as Type 45. This extends the use of Windows for Warships outside the Royal Navy to the French and Italian navies as well. Type 45 AAW Destroyer Type 45 AAW Destroyer Britains Type 45 Destroyer is the state-of-the art future air defence destroyer program of the Royal Navy. ...
Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptible, interruptible, graphical and business-oriented operating system that is designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor 32-bit Intel x86 computers. ...
Capabilities The system is designed to allow equipped vessels to protect themselves and escorted vessels against all missile and aircraft threats. The system will also be capable of operating close inshore to provide air defence for ground forces, e.g. amphibious landing.
The system will provide a step change in capability over current systems, e.g the Type 42's Sea Dart missile which is vulnerable to low level and saturation attacks. The Aster missiles were designed from the outset to intercept sea-skimming missiles and coupled with the SYLVER launcher, PAAMS can launch 8 missiles in 10 seconds. Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester Type 42, also known as the Sheffield class, is a class of destroyers of the Royal Navy. ...
Sea Dart Type surface-to-air, surface-to-surface Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform ship Target aircraft or ship History Builder British Aerospace Date of design Production period Service duration 1973 Operators UK (Royal Navy), Argentina Variants ? Number built ? Specifications Type Diameter 0. ...
Aster 15 SYLVER launchers on the Charles de Gaulle The SYLVER is a vertical missile launcher designed by DCN. The primary application of the launcher has been the MBDA Aster missile. ...
PAAMS Components Type 45 with SAMPSON radar on mast The SAMPSON is a multi-function radar produced by BAE Systems. ...
In the military: The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. ...
Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptible, interruptible, graphical and business-oriented operating system that is designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor 32-bit Intel x86 computers. ...
Aster is a family of surface-to-air missiles manufactured by Eurosam, a European consortium consisting of MBDA France, MBDA Italy (combined 66%) and the Thales Group (33%). // The Aster family was developed to perform three distinct missions: Naval autodefence — using the Aster 15 surface-to-air anti-missile missile...
BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (to be known informally as Insyte) was formed on May 3, 2005 by bringing together BAE Systems interests in C4ISR and the UK operations of AMS following the Eurosystems Transaction (see BAE Systems for further details). ...
The Thales Group is a global electronics company serving aerospace, defence, and information technology markets worldwide. ...
The S1850M is a long range radar for wide area search. ...
Applications Launch of HMS Daring. ...
The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi-nationial collaboration to produce a new generation of anti-air warfare frigates. ...
External links - Navy Matters on PAAMS
- UK's Parliamentary Defence Select Committee: Session 2001/02 Update on weapons programmes.
- UK's Parliamentary Defence Select Committee: Session 2002/03 Update on Type 45, PAAMS, and other surface ships.
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