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2021-02-07
EUROSAM, Prime Contractor for SAMP-T, PAAMS Programmes
EUROSAM is a prominent Franco-Italian consortium, co-owned by MBDA and Thales.
The consortium is the industrial prime contractor and system design authority for the development, production, marketing and sales of the Aster missile-based range of medium and long range naval and ground-launched air defence systems under the FSAF programme (Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs or Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles).
These systems were developed under contract from the French and Italian Governments, which in the late 1980s came to similar conclusions regarding air defence operational requirements.
These called for naval and ground-launched missiles capable of defeating threats such as high-speed tactical missiles (supersonic sea-skimmers, air-launched, anti-radiation, cruise, TBMs amongst others) and highly manoeuvring aircraft in a saturation attack scenario.
The key capability of these systems is their 360° effectiveness in simultaneously engaging multiple targets in any combination of air threat type.
Eurosam is the principal contractor for:
The naval systems SAAM and SAAM AD (Surface-to-Air Anti-Missile) systems and PAAMS (Principle Anti-Air Missile System) for the protection of naval vessels using Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles guided by Arabel or Empar radars.
The ground-launched SAMP-T (Sol-Air Moyenne Portée – Terrestre) or Land SAAM AD, using the longer-range Aster 30 missile guided by the Arabel radar, with which both France and Italy have replaced their Hawk air-defence missiles.
ASTER 30 SAMP/T is the 21st century’s main, mobile anti-aircraft defence weapon for theatre protection. It protects sensitive sites and deployed forces against missile threats and aircraft, replacing all existing medium range ground-to-air systems.
In 2018, on behalf of France, Italy and the United Kingdom governments, OCCAR (The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) awarded an In Service Support (N-ISS) contract to Eurosam. The N-ISS contract – which runs for five years from January 2, 2018 –includes in-service support for French and Italian land and naval systems (SAAM-Fr, SAAM-It, PAAMS and SAMP/T) as well as all ASTER missiles (ASTER 15, ASTER 30 and ASTER 30 Block 1) from France, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Missile Evolution
The Aster 30 Block 1 NT missile evolution consists in a new seeker operating in Ka band, replacing the current Ku band seeker, as well as a new improved weapon controller. This change delivers a major performance enhancement.
The new missile will be capable of intercepting threats of the entry of the MRBM (Medium Range Ballistic Missiles) domain whereas the current Aster 30 Block 1 deals with SRBM (Short Range Ballistic Missiles) of up to 600 km range.
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