
安杜里爾推出「鋼鰭」模組化地對空攔截飛彈,採兩節式設計與共通架構,旨在以更低成本應對無人機到極音速武器等多元空中威脅。
美國國防科技新創公司安杜里爾12日發表「鋼鰭」模組化地對空攔截飛彈家族,採用共通架構及兩節式設計,短期目標將年產量提高至數千枚,以應對無人機、巡弋飛彈與極音速武器等威脅,並強調具備顯著的成本優勢。
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安杜里爾工業公司是一家美國國防科技新創公司,致力於開發先進的軍事技術與武器系統。
安杜里爾公布的「鋼鰭」(Steelfin)模組化防空飛彈概念圖,呈現助推器與末端攔截彈體分離的兩節式設計。(取自 Anduril Industries官網)
〔編譯陳成良/綜合報導〕美國國防科技新創公司安杜里爾(Anduril Industries)12日發表「鋼鰭」(Steelfin)模組化地對空攔截飛彈家族,採用共通架構,依任務需求搭配不同助推器與末端攔截組件。公司表示,短期目標是將年產量提高至數千枚,涵蓋無人機、巡弋飛彈、彈道飛彈及極音速武器等不同空中威脅。
美軍神盾驅逐艦「費茲傑羅號」(USS Fitzgerald)的Mk 41垂直發射系統,可發射多種飛彈,是安杜里爾規劃讓「鋼鰭」防空飛彈採用的現有發射平台之一。(圖取自美國海軍)
美國軍事新聞網站《戰區》(The War Zone)報導,安杜里爾希望透過共通設計與生產流程,讓不同型號的攔截飛彈共用零組件及產線。「鋼鰭」採兩節式架構,第一節為助推火箭,第二節為終端攔截彈體;不同配置可共用機身、航電、飛行控制軟體及介面,再依任務需求調整。
「鋼鰭」設計包括直接撞擊(hit-to-kill)及破片殺傷兩種構型。安杜里爾目前規劃採用直徑10吋、18吋及21吋的助推器,以不同配置對應不同任務與發射平台。
安杜里爾表示,「鋼鰭」的設計將涵蓋多種發射平台與火控系統,包括愛國者防空系統使用的M903A2發射架、神盾作戰系統搭配的Mk 41垂直發射系統,以及陸基「泰風」(Typhon)中程飛彈系統。公司也提出在Mk 41垂直發射系統中採多枚裝填的構想。
安杜里爾主管米拉諾(Steve Milano)表示,高階版「鋼鰭」的成本將低於美軍「終端高空防禦系統」(THAAD,俗稱薩德)攔截彈,並聲稱以「薩德的一小部分成本(a fraction of the cost)」,完成薩德任務範圍內的全部攔截任務。
另一種針對愛國者系統任務設計的配置,米拉諾則稱,「鋼鰭」成本不到愛國者攔截彈的一半,仍可達到約80%的相關任務能力。至於低階配置,他表示,其能力可達「標準」系列飛彈SM-2的80%以上,成本約為後者的3分之1。
安杜里爾戰略長布羅斯(Christian Brose)表示,公司已使用具代表性的飛行載具完成彈道測試,並計畫於2027年開始進行飛行測試。公司提出的短期目標,是將「鋼鰭」年產量提高至數千枚。
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鋼鰭飛彈將於2027年開始進行飛行測試
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