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 The Rapier FSC (Field Standard C) air defence system developed by MBDA (formerly Matra BAe Dynamics, UK). The system is based on the Rapier mk2 missile and launcher, which is in service with the British Army and Royal Air Force Regiment.
The Rapier system is a SHOrt Range Air Defence (SHORAD) system designed to provide defence against unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. And is capable of engaging supersonic, low-level, high-manoeuvrability aircraft and can be towed behind medium size vehicles and armoured personnel carriers. It is air-portable by transport aircraft or helicopters. The Full system comprises of three towed trailers units: Development of the system started in 1992 and 57 Rapier FSC systems were produced for the UK Ministry of Defence. Rapier FSC first entered service in 1996. The systems are operational in two air defence batteries of the Royal Artillery and three air defence squadrons of the Royal Air Force plus associated training units.In July 2004, the UK Ministry of Defence announced plans to reduce Rapier anti-aircraft missile launchers from 48 to 24 fire units, including the disbanding of the RAF Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD) Squadrons. The four RAF squadrons will be disbanded between March 2006 and March 2008. A new Air Defence Command and Control System, ADC4I, is to be developed for the UK Ministry of Defence GBAD programme phase I. The system will integrate Rapier FSC and the Starstreak air defence missile system to provide a network-enabled capability. Phase II will involve the upgrading of the missile systems. MBDA and EADS Defence & Communications were awarded the contract for the assessment phase of the programme in December 2003. Missile SpecRange Over 8km Speed Mach 2.5 Manoeuvrability Over 30g throughout range Weight 43kg Length 2.24m Single-Shot Kill Probability Over 90% Active Guidance Active command to radar line of sight Passive Guidance Command to Infrared line of sight
Launcher System Performance Guidance ACLOS, active comand to line of sight Maximum Detection Range 16km (32km option when linked to DAGGER) Infrared Tracking Range Over 15km Azimuth Coverage 360° Elevation -10° to 60° Altitude Coverage 5km Azimuth Coverage 360° against all targets Acquisition Range Over 15km Engagement Range Over 8km Automatic Reaction Time Under 5 seconds Second Target Engagement Under 3 seconds Automatic Threat Assesment Over 75 targets a second Tracking Infrared automatic and manual target tracking Number of Missiles 8 missiles per launcher Rate of Fire 7 missiles a minute
Blindfire Fire Control RadarMonopulse radar Frequency Frequency agile, F band Azimuth Coverage 360° Detection Range Over 15km Search Mode Automatic Search Mode Tracking Differential target tracking with track on jam Missile Gathering Automatic
Surveillance Radar Radar Type 3D pulse Doppler Frequency Frequency agile, J band Scan Rate 60/30rpm Detection Range Over 15km, 32km option Elevation 5km Number of Targets Over 75 targets a second
RKSL Features- Accurate models
- Simulation of the Rapier SAM system dependancy (FCSS version)
- Enhanced with the RKSL Fire Control System (FCSS)
- Future Versions should be towable.
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