GWS.89 Sailfish
Profile (n/a) | |
Sailfish | |
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Design details | |
Function | Anti-submarine missile |
Manufacturer | Lyme and Martens Industries |
Design No. | LMR-?? |
GSI No. | GWS.89 |
Unit cost | $3.45 million |
Service dates | 2006-present |
General characteristics | |
Length - GWS.89A - GWS.89Ma/Ua - GWS.89Mb/Ub |
5.94 m 6.92 m 7.83 m |
Diameter | 533 mm |
Finspan | 732 mm |
Launch mass - GWS.89A - GWS.89Ma/Ua - GWS.89Mb/Ub |
1973.21 kg 2268.42 kg 2593.36 kg |
Flight characteristics | |
Propulsion - Stage 1 (89b) - Stage 2 (89A) - Stage 2 (89M/U) - 3rd stage |
RBS.89 RBH.89A RBH.89B RMS.89 |
Flight control | |
Speed | 480 km/h |
Manoeuvrability | >20g |
Range | 20+ km |
Ceiling | 10 km (launch) |
Guidance and payload | |
Guidance - Initial - Midcourse - Terminal |
GPS/INS with command uplink Dual-mode sonar INS |
Warhead | 250 kg APHE |
Fuzes | Hydrostatic proximity, contact |
Launch platforms | |
Ship | GWLS.35, GWLS.58, Mk 41 VLS |
Operators | |
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The GWS.89 Sailfish is an anti-submarine missile or anti-torpedo countermeasure.
GWS.89
Functions: Two- or three-stage, short range, supercavitating anti-ship/anti-submarine/torpedo countermeasure
Service designation: Surface: MUM.89; Sub-surface: UUM.89
Launch Angle: 360° initial acquisition capability
—89a: horizontal (+/-70°)
—89b: vertical to 15° from the horizontal
Dimensions:
Length: Weapon: 5.37 m
—89A: 5.94 m (air launched version)
—89Ma/Ua: 6.92 m (surface/sub-surface horizontal launch version)
—89Mb/Ub: 7.83 m (surface/sub-surface vertical launch version)
Diameter: 533 mm
Finspan: 732 mm
Mass: 1698.45 kg
—89A: 1973.21 kg
—89Ma/Ua: 2268.42 kg
—89Mb/Ub: 2593.36 kg
Warhead: 250 kg shaped-charge tandem armour piercing high explosive (APHE)
Range: 20+ km
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket
—89A/Ma/Ua: hydroreactive agent booster
—89Mb/Ub: solid rocket booster, hydroreactive agent booster
Guidance
Steering: pointed nose directs weapon to target, mid-mounted fins for additional course corrections
Guidance: initial (-89Ua version only): wire-guided; search and attack: short-range sonar, wake homing, and inertial guidance (laser ring gyroscope); terminal: inertial
Depth: up to 1,500m
Speed
Weapon: searching: ca. 70 kts; standard: 360-410 km/h; terminal: 480 km/h; closure rate: 800 km/h+ (anti-torpedo role)
—89A: maximum air drop speed: 556 km/h (300 kts)
—89Ua: launch speed: 50 kts; first stage separation: 50-75 kts
Cost: $3.45 million
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