A configuration with 8 launchers and missiles has a 4 tonnes weight (configuration-dependent). The land version is a central part of the shore defence, based on the same high-mobile launcher complex of Rafael’s Spyder family, allowing the latter air defence system to use both air defence and Sea Breaker anti-surface missiles. According to Rafael, the Spyder family uses Spyder-SR and Spyder-ER ammunition to provide low level quick-reaction capability while the Spyder-MR and Spyder-LR offer medium and long range target engagement capabilities. In the presentation provided to the media, the representative Spyder battery architecture employing both air defence and Sea Breaker missiles supports standalone launchers, or capable to operate as an integrated solution with launchers, a Command and Control Unit (CCU) and various sensors, missile loading and support vehicles, based on customer requirements. Both the naval and land-based versions of the Sea Breaker utilize the same launchers but with different software and ancillaries
By Luca Peruzzi A 5th generation long-range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system, enabling significant attack performance against a variety of high-value
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