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Denel Dynamics is dead and many of those involved in the project are working in companies like Incomar which is subcontracted by Halcon for development of missiles like the Skyknight. Many of those engineers at Incomar directly developed the subsystems of the Marlin like the radar seeker, and electronics.
They should have the combined experience to develop the missile in 6 or 7 years hopefully and also use it as a SAM for SRSAM/MRSAM with a booster. Integration with US made aircraft will likely be very difficult if not impossible, but it could be used on the Mirage-2000s.
The Denel Dynamics Marlin missile is at an advanced stage of development, with test flights of the 100 km range radar-guided weapon having already been carried out.
Marlin is a radar-guided beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile technology demonstrator and the intention is to also use Marlin technology in an all-weather surface-to-air version.
It is being developed by Denel Dynamics under an Armscor/Department of Defence technology demonstrator contract.
According to Ivan Gibbons, Chief systems engineer at Denel Dynamics, various tests have been carried out, such as rocket motor firings and firing of a largely complete missile from the Denel Overberg Test Range two years ago using a ground-mounted launcher to test the missile’s manoeuvrability and flight characteristics. The missile has also been fitted to a pod mounted on a South African Air Force (SAAF) Gripen fighter. Denel Dynamics is now heading towards a guided flight test that will use the radar seeker to shoot down a target drone.
They should have the combined experience to develop the missile in 6 or 7 years hopefully and also use it as a SAM for SRSAM/MRSAM with a booster. Integration with US made aircraft will likely be very difficult if not impossible, but it could be used on the Mirage-2000s.
The Denel Dynamics Marlin missile is at an advanced stage of development, with test flights of the 100 km range radar-guided weapon having already been carried out.
Marlin is a radar-guided beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile technology demonstrator and the intention is to also use Marlin technology in an all-weather surface-to-air version.
It is being developed by Denel Dynamics under an Armscor/Department of Defence technology demonstrator contract.
According to Ivan Gibbons, Chief systems engineer at Denel Dynamics, various tests have been carried out, such as rocket motor firings and firing of a largely complete missile from the Denel Overberg Test Range two years ago using a ground-mounted launcher to test the missile’s manoeuvrability and flight characteristics. The missile has also been fitted to a pod mounted on a South African Air Force (SAAF) Gripen fighter. Denel Dynamics is now heading towards a guided flight test that will use the radar seeker to shoot down a target drone.
