MANSUP Weapon System has 100% Brazilian technology and proves the capacity of the national industry to develop complex and sophisticated equipment for the Armed Forces
Last Friday (13), the Brazilian Navy carried out the seventh launch of the anti-ship surface missile (MANSUP), developed in partnership with SIATT, using 100% Brazilian technology. The activities took place on the Rademaker frigate.
MANSUP has a range of 70 km, with a speed of 0.8 Mach (around 980 km/h) at sea level. In this launch, the Combat Head (with explosive charge) was replaced by a Telemetry Head responsible for transmitting the information acquired during the flight to the telemetry receiving stations for later analysis by SIATT engineers.
SIATT is the only company in Brazil with the technical capacity to handle the missile launch project adopted by the Brazilian Navy. The technology can be used in other armaments of the Armed Forces.
With expertise in systems integration, SIATT is technically responsible for the entire project and is the future supplier of the entire MANSUP Weapons System, which includes the CLM (Missile Launcher Console), the ETLM (Missile Launch Test Equipment) and the SGNC (Guidance, Navigation and Control System) and all the Logistical Support equipment and tools.
“This is a very important moment for the Brazilian defense industry and also for the Armed Forces, which will be acquiring top-of-the-line equipment to defend our Blue Amazon,” comments Rogério Salvador, CEO of SIATT.
SIATT engineer Robson Duarte followed every step of the system’s development. “We are aligned with the Navy’s demands and have the capacity to create and operate a complex system like MANSUP.”
Development and launches
The MANSUP project began in 2008 and started to be developed in 2011 when the Brazilian Navy announced a partnership with a number of Brazilian companies, most notably SIATT, which is responsible for the guidance, navigation, control and telemetry systems. As the project progressed, SIATT took over the assembly and testing of MANSUP and its integration with Brazilian Navy ships.
The missile underwent its first launch in November 2018. During these activities, various variables are evaluated, such as the functioning of the Autodirector, the Guidance, Navigation and Control System, the propulsion and the self-destruction of the missile, including the functional verification of all the internal subsystems.
This year, important tests were carried out under the system’s final format, with the missile being launched from the Defensora frigate.
The next stage of the MANSUP project will be its industrial production, enabling the complete system to be loaded onto Brazilian ships. The MANSUP missiles are expected to be delivered to the Brazilian Navy from 2026.
