The British government ordered additional Martlet missiles, some of which were allocated to the Armed Forces
The UK government has ordered an additional number of Martlet multi-purpose missiles to supply its Armed Forces, some of which have been allocated to Ukraine.
This is stated in the press service of the UK Ministry of Defense.
Britain has ordered additional Martlet missiles, some of which have been delivered to the Armed Forces
– Hundreds of LMMs have been donated to Ukraine as they were used to repel the illegal Russian invasion that began in February 2022, the British Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The order, worth 176 million pounds, is intended to equip existing and future short-range air defense systems of the British Army, such as Stormer combat vehicles.
They will also be used in the Royal Navy’s Martlet maritime anti-ship missile system, which is deployed from Wildcat helicopters.
Characteristics of Martlet missiles
It is noted that the Light Multi-Mission Missiles (LMM) weigh only 13 kg each and provide highly accurate protection against threats such as drones, helicopters, aircraft and small, fast maritime targets.
The Martlet lightweight multi-role guided missile was developed for the UK military by Thales Air Defense.
The LMM is designed to provide a single family of weapons that can be used in different modes.
The length of the missile is 1.3 meters. The diameter is 76 mm. It uses multi-mode guidance (laser, semi-active laser, infrared). The missile has a speed of Mach 1.5. The range is 8 km.
Source: UK Ministry of Defense
