Future Canadian frigates to receive Sea Ceptor

The future Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) will be equipped with the Sea Ceptor air defence system from MBDA. Its missiles are based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM). They are quickly deployable and can be used at a high cadence so that several threats can be combated simultaneously.
One of the Sea Ceptor's special features is the so-called Soft Vertical Launch. The missile does not start its rocket engine in the VLS, but is first ejected with pressurised air. The FK's engine only ignites at a certain altitude, protecting the ship and sensors from damage caused by the heat of the engine. At the same time, threats in a 360-degree radius and at a short distance can be signalled. Four CAMM-FKs are packed into a Lockheed Martin Mk-41 launcher. Sea Ceptor is fully integrated into the Combat Management System 330 (CMS 330), also from Lockheed Martin.

Future Canadian Surface Combatant

Text: mb; Illustrations: MBDA, Lockheed Martin