Engineering:Multi Ammunition Softkill System

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MASS decoy launcher of a Hamina-class missile boat.

Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) is a naval self-defence system produced by Rheinmetall of Germany . It is connected to the ship's sensors and protects ships from attacks by advanced sensor-guided missiles by launching decoys that operate in all relevant wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum: ultraviolet, electro-optical, laser, infrared and radar. MASS can be either plugged into the command and control module of a naval vessel, or operate autonomously.

Rheinmetall Defence stated that "MASS has attracted orders from 9 nations, for 130 launchers, on 15 different classes of naval vessels" as of 31 March 2009. As of 3 March 2011, this has been expanded to a total order of at least 172 units.[1] Roughly one year later, on the 17 April 2012, the total was 186 launchers for 22 different classes of vessels in 11 different nations.

Customers

  •  Germany: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, and the future Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  Canada: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  Pakistan: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  Finland: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  New Zealand: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, as part of the ANZAC modernization programme.[2]
  •  Norway: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  Oman: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  Sweden: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, and Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  United Arab Emirates: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s, Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s
  •  Peru: Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.[3]
  •  South Korea: LST-II-class landing ships[4]
  • Two additional unknown customers.
  • Australia: Hobart-class Destroyers and ANZAC-class Frigates, by 2027.

Future Operators

  •  Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Navy's New Multi-Purpose Corvettes are going to Utilize the MASS system[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Full-speed ahead for MASS". www.rheinmetall-detec.de. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. https://archive.today/20120908045508/http://www.rheinmetall-detec.de/index.php?fid=5531&qid=&qpage=0&lang=3&query=MASS. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  2. ↑ "New capabilities and a new MASS ship protection system customer". https://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/rheinmetall_defence/public_relations/news/archiv/archive2016/index~1_6720.php. 
  3. ↑ "Adquisicion de lanzadores de senuelos MASS". Defensa.com. http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2265:adquisicion-de-lanzadores-de-senuelos-mass&catid=55:latinoamerica&Itemid=163. 
  4. ↑ "Rheinmetall receives order from South Korea". www.rheinmetall-detec.de. http://www.rheinmetall-detec.de/index.php?fid=5745&qid=&qpage=0&lang=3&query=MASS. 
  5. ↑ "С колко ще поскъпнат новите кораби? МО започва да ги въоръжава" (in bg-BG). 2022-04-18. https://www.mediapool.bg/s-kolko-shte-poskapnat-novite-korabi-mo-zapochva-da-gi-vaorazhava-news334685.html. 

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