La US Navy realiz\u00f3 una demostraci\u00f3n de tiro en la que por primera vez se dispar\u00f3 un misil NSM (Naval Strike Missile) desde un moderno destructor de la clase Arleigh-Burke. El disparo que result\u00f3 exitoso, fue realizado contra un buque fuera de servicio ubicado a 92 km de distancia, si bien el alcance del vector es de 180 km. Para la integraci\u00f3n Plataforma \u2013 misil – lanzadores, se instal\u00f3 el sistema OTH-WS (Over the Horizon Weapon System), consistente en una consola interfaz para el operador, el NSM y el sistema de lanzadores del arma. El NSM ser\u00e1 el sistema que reemplazar\u00e1 como arma antibuque al misil Harpoon, con d\u00e9cadas en servicio en esa fuerza naval.<\/p>\n
The US Navy demonstrated firing a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a destroyer for the first time earlier this year.<\/p>\n
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald struck a decommissioned ship with the missile roughly 50 nautical miles (92 kilometers\/57 miles) away at the Rim of the Pacific 2024 exercise in Hawaii on July 18.<\/p>\n
Its range is over 100 nautical miles (180 kilometers\/112 miles).<\/p>\n
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and its partners installed the Over-the-Horizon Weapon System (OTH-WS) on the vessel in a record nine months for the demonstration, swapping out the existing Harpoon anti-ship missile.<\/p>\n
According to the US Navy, it normally takes about two years to integrate an OTH-WS onto a warship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew we were working on an aggressive schedule, but we had all the right personnel on the team to make sure we were successful in executing it,\u201d\u00a0Eric Romero<\/b>, customer advocate for OTH-WS with NSWC PHD in Port Hueneme, California,\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Integration<\/b><\/p>\n An OTH-WS consists of an operator interface console, NSM, and the missile launching system. The integration also included a navigation adapter to make it compatible with the destroyer.<\/p>\n USS Fitzgerald features two missile launchers, with each capable of holding up four missiles at a time.<\/p>\n Nearly 20 organizations were involved in the effort, including five program offices, four warfare centers, and a dozen external entities.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were expecting a great deal of roadblocks due to the compressed timeline, but everyone came together to accomplish this monumental event,\u201d platform integration lead with NSWC PHD in San Diego\u00a0Todd Jenkins\u00a0<\/b>said.<\/p>\n Naval Strike Missile<\/b><\/p>\n Developed by Kongsberg and Raytheon, the NSM features a stealthy design, including GPS-assisted inertial navigation system guidance and a passive imaging infrared seeker, which makes it immune to radio frequency electronic warfare jamming.<\/p>\n Comparatively, the Harpoon features an active infrared seeker, making it susceptible to jamming.<\/p>\n The NSM is made of composite materials that enhance its stealth features. Additionally, it flies in sea-skimming mode to avoid radar detection.<\/p>\n The missile has been integrated into about a dozen Independence-class littoral combat ships of the US Navy over the past five years.<\/p>\n It is also part of the armament package of the future Constellation-class frigates.<\/p>\n