The 48km horizon I choose to give an idea of how little time is available, even the 48km is being optimistic as the launcher could be closer especially if the ship is close to land!
48km gives about 200sec warning time for a subsonic ASM and much less for a supersonic or hypersonic missile.
With the advent of datalinks the launch platform can stay hidden from the target.
As has been pointed out again here (and last time we discussed the item) the most likely attack will be a ATGW fired from a small vessel or something similar. If one looks at the development for AFVs there are currently a vast array of APS systems coming online. At the moment they only tackle ATGW but there are some moves to tackle KE weapons also. Although none would be directly suitable for naval applications due to the difference in the size of an AFV and a ship some of the technology will eventually find its way onto the naval market. When this happens it could mean the cost could be dramatically reduced. This is important as the cost, space requirement and weight of a system to provide all-round protection is currently well beyond the means of many.
48km gives about 200sec warning time for a subsonic ASM and much less for a supersonic or hypersonic missile.
With the advent of datalinks the launch platform can stay hidden from the target.
As has been pointed out again here (and last time we discussed the item) the most likely attack will be a ATGW fired from a small vessel or something similar. If one looks at the development for AFVs there are currently a vast array of APS systems coming online. At the moment they only tackle ATGW but there are some moves to tackle KE weapons also. Although none would be directly suitable for naval applications due to the difference in the size of an AFV and a ship some of the technology will eventually find its way onto the naval market. When this happens it could mean the cost could be dramatically reduced. This is important as the cost, space requirement and weight of a system to provide all-round protection is currently well beyond the means of many.
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