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Encyclopedia > MBDA MICA
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MICA
Function air-to-air missile
Contractor MBDA
Unit cost
Deployment 1996 (MICA RF) and 2000 (MICA IR)
General characteristics
Engine One SNPE solid-propellant rocket motor
Launch mass 112 kg
Length 3.1 m
Diameter 160 mm
Wing span 560 mm
Speed Mach 4
Range < 500 m, up to 60 km
Flying altitude up to 11000 m
Warhead 12 kg focused splinters high explosive warhead
Guidance strap-down inertial reference unit, active RF monopulse doppler seeker, passive imaging IR
Fuzes RF proximity fuze, impact fuze
Launch platform Dassault Rafale, Mirage 2000

The MBDA MICA (Missile d'Interception et de Combat Aérien, "Interception and Air Combat Missile") is an anti-air multi-target, all weather, fire and forget missile system. It is intended for use both by air platforms (Dassault Rafale) and ground or sea units, which are equipped with the rapid fire MICA Vertical Launch System. It is fitted with a thrust vector control (TVC) system. 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. ... Look up Proximity fuze in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze) is a fuze that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it. ... The Rafale is a highly agile French twin-engined delta-wing multi-role fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. ... A Mirage 2000 of the Indian Air Force The Mirage 2000 is a French-built multi-role fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. ... 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. ... The Rafale is a highly agile French twin-engined delta-wing multi-role fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. ... Categories: Stub ... Thrust vectoring is the ability of an aircraft to direct the thrust from its main engine(s) in a direction other than parallel to the aircrafts longitudinal axis. ...


It was developed from 1982 by Matra. The first trials occurred in 1991, and the missile was commissioned in 1996 to equip the Rafale and Mirage 2000. This missile is a replacement for both Super S 530D (interception) and Magic II (dogfight). Two can be fired in a 2-second interval. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Rafale is a French twin-engine delta-wing multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. ... A Mirage 2000 of the Indian Air Force The Mirage 2000 is a French-built multi-role fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. ... The R550 Magic is a a short-range missile designed in 1968 by Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. ...


The MICA can be fitted with an electromagnetic or an IR detector. The EM autodirector can detect and track targets several dozen kilometres away. The IR is fitted with a computer which can filter out most counter-measures.


The MICA can be employed as a short-range surface-to-air missile, currently available fired from a truck-mounted box launcher. This system is known as VL Mica SHORAD


Operators

Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The French Air Force is the air force branch of the French Armed Forces. ... Present developments The French Navy is undertaking a significant reinforcement, both in modernising and in number, under the Projet de loi de programmation militaire 2003-2008 (Military programme law project 2003-2008)[1] , which notably calls for: A second aircraft carrier - to be delivered before the secheduled repair and maintenance... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... The Hellenic Air Force (Greek Πολεμική Αεροπορία) is the primary air force of Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Qatar. ... Qatars defense expenditures accounted for approximately 4. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Vice President Annette Lu Premier Su Tseng-chang Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... The Republic of China Air Force (中華民國空軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó KōngjÅ«n) is the aviation branch of the armed forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and is often viewed as one of the most professional and capable branches of the Republic of Chinas armed forces. ...

See also

The AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile is a British air-to-air missile with infra-red guidance. ... IRIS-T (Infra Red Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled) is a German-led program to develop a short-range air-to-air missile to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder. ... Sidewinder Missile The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft. ... Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

External links

  • MBDA MICA page
  • army-technology.com


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Army Technology - Vertical Launch Mica Short Range Air Defence System (922 words)
VL Mica would be used to protect air bases for the Air Force, deployed forces for the Army and as point defence for major surface vessels for the Navy.
MBDA and Bharat Dynamics Ltd are proposing VL Mica for the Indian requirement for a low-level quick reaction air defence missile.
Mica RF is equipped with a programmable J-band, pulse Doppler AD4A radar seeker with a pointed ceramic radome at the nose.
Mica, mica missile, air to air missile, air missile system - MBDA (832 words)
MICA has revolutionised air combat, because it is the only missile in the world capable of performing all air defence missions.
MICA is the only multi-mission Fire and Forget missile capable of all air defence missions, both with its active radar version and its passive infrared version.
MICA is the first air-to-air, multiple-target BVR missile available to the French Navy, allowing them to substantially increase their air superiority at sea.
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