Sea Venom Anti-Navire Léger | |
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Type | Anti-ship missile |
Place of origin |
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Service history | |
In service | 2026 (Royal Navy - projected) |
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Production history | |
Manufacturer | MBDA |
Specifications | |
Mass | 120 kg (260 lb) |
Length | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Diameter | 200 mm (7.9 in) |
Warhead | HE semi‐armour piercing blast/fragmentation |
Warhead weight | 30 kg (66 lb) |
Detonation mechanism | Impact, time delay |
Engine | Two‐stage solid‐propellant rocket motor |
Operational range | > 20 km (11 nmi; 12 mi) |
Maximum speed | Mach 0.85 (289 m/s; 949 ft/s) |
Guidance system | INS, IIR |
Launch platform | |
References | Janes[1] |
Sea Venom is an Anglo-French lightweight anti-ship missile developed by MBDA to equip the French Navy and the Royal Navy.[2] The missile is known as Anti-Navire Léger (ANL) in France and Sea Venom (formerly "Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy)") in the United Kingdom. While initial operating capability had been expected with the Royal Navy in 2022, in 2023 it was reported that, due to "on-going integration challenges", the Royal Navy's Wildcat helicopters would only achieve full operating capability with the missile in 2026.[3][4][5][6][7] The first test launch, from an AS365 Dauphin helicopter of the French DGA defence procurement agency, was successfully conducted on 21 June 2017.[8][9]