Nasef cruise missile(UAE)

[Philip the Arab]

Nasef is a low cost cruise missile in development carrying a 50kg pre fragmented warhead and with a short-medium flight range.

Nasef will be a GLCM as well as an ALCM.

 

[Philip the Arab]

 

[larbi]

i dont see the logic behind this design/layout
why use SALH guidance in a slow (hobby mini turbojet powered) NLOS missile?
you have two options , either use EO/IR terminal guidance or rely on GPS all the way.

 

[Philip the Arab]

i dont see the logic behind this design/layout
why use SALH guidance in a slow (hobby mini turbojet powered) NLOS missile?
you have two options , either use EO/IR terminal guidance or rely on GPS all the way.

I think they want to use it with UAVs for more precision launched from a land or air platform and than guided in by the laser designator.

 

[larbi]

I think they want to use it with UAVs for more precision launched from a land or air platform and than guided in by the laser designator.

the time gap between the missile launch and target hit is going to be really long , making this missile (with 50kg warhead) only useful against some stationary targets
the air launched platform will lose precision with range and the best they will do at perfect conditions (against stationary targets) will be about 30 km range.