CAMM (missile family)
| CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) | |
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An MBDA computer generated graphic showing a CAMM missile in flight | |
| Type | Anti-aircraft and anti-missile missile |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United Kingdom & Italy (CAMM-ER) United Kingdom & Poland (CAMM-MR) |
| Service history | |
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| Wars | Red Sea crisis |
| Production history | |
| Designer | MBDA UK MBDA (CAMM-ER) |
| Designed | 2004 |
| Specifications | |
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| Wingspan | 450 mm (18 in) |
| Warhead | High-explosive blast fragmentation warhead with laser proximity and impact fuze |
| Warhead weight | 10 kg (22 lb) |
| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor |
Operational range |
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| Flight altitude | CAMM & CAMM-ER: 10,000 m (33,000 ft) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3 (1,029 m/s; 3,376 ft/s) |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance system with mid-course update and active radar terminal homing |
Steering system | Four folding cruciform wings |
| References | Janes |
The CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) is a family of surface-to-air missiles developed by MBDA UK for the United Kingdom. CAMM is derived from, and shares some common features and components with, the Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), but with updated electronics, a soft vertical launch system, and an active radar homing seeker. The CAMM family is in use by or on order for the armed forces of several countries.
In the Royal Navy, CAMM, the point and local area defence variant with a range of greater than 25 kilometres (16 mi), is part of the Sea Ceptor air defence system which replaced the Sea Wolf missiles on Type 23 frigates starting from 2018. It will also equip both the Type 26 and Type 31 frigates planned for 2028, and is intended to replace Aster 15 on the Type 45 destroyer. In the British Army, CAMM forms the interceptor component of the Sky Sabre/Land Ceptor air defence system, which replaced the Rapier missile from 2021. The development of CAMM is also contributing to the updating of ASRAAM in service with the Royal Air Force.
An extended-range version of the CAMM (CAMM-ER) was in the final stages of development by the UK and Italy as of 2023. It is capable of reaching targets over 45 kilometres (28 mi) away. Brazil announced in 2014 that it was independently to develop the similar 40 kilometres (25 mi)+ ranged MV-AMA (AVibras Medium Altitude Missile) for its Astros 2020 MLRS and naval platforms. A larger CAMM-MR (medium-range) missile with a range of over 100 kilometres (62 mi) was being developed by the UK and Poland in 2022, to equip Polish Wicher-class frigates and Wisła air defence systems.