Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles
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Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles are a family of short- to medium-range, infrared-guided naval air-defense missiles developed by South Africa for protecting ships against aircraft and incoming threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval air-defense missile
ⓘ
surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| controlSystem | thrust vector control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment | maritime ⓘ |
| designedBy | Denel Dynamics ⓘ |
| designedFor |
area air defense around ships
ⓘ
point defense of naval units ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
helicopters
ⓘ
low-flying aircraft ⓘ sea-skimming missiles ⓘ |
| detonationMechanism |
impact fuze
ⓘ
proximity fuze ⓘ |
| developer | Denel Dynamics ⓘ |
| engagementCapability |
all-aspect engagement
ⓘ
multiple simultaneous targets ⓘ |
| engagementRangeClass |
medium-range
ⓘ
short-range ⓘ |
| familyIncludes |
Umkhonto-IR
ⓘ
surface form:
Umkhonto-ER
Umkhonto-IR ⓘ Umkhonto-IR ⓘ
surface form:
Umkhonto-R
|
| guidancePhase | inertial mid-course guidance ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | infrared homing ⓘ |
| guidanceType | fire-and-forget ⓘ |
| intendedPlatform | naval vessels ⓘ |
| launchMethod | vertical launch ⓘ |
| launchPlatformType | surface ship ⓘ |
| launchSystemType | vertical launching system ⓘ |
| operator | South African Navy ⓘ |
| originRegion | Africa ⓘ |
| primaryRole | ship self-defense ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
aircraft
ⓘ
anti-ship missiles ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| seekerType | imaging infrared ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| terminalGuidance | imaging infrared seeker ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fleet air defense
ⓘ
protection against incoming aerial threats ⓘ |
| usedOn | Valour-class frigates ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.