MIPDS is designed to offer in-depth air defense for high value targets such as critical industry, government buildings and complexes and primary resource centers. The system integrates search radar, targeting radar, short and medium range SAM, CIWS styled gunnery and short-range interceptor aircraft in order to provide total coverage for the intended target. The system itself is customizable to the needs and requirements of the area being defended, providing the amount of coverage required to keep it safe.
Components of the system include:
Schaeffer PDI-2 Barnswallow
The Barnswallow is short range rocket powered point defense interceptor. launched from a vertical catapult, it permits the pilot to rapidly attain altitude and engage the incoming threat with AAM and cannon. Equipped with a standar tricycle undercarraige, it can land on a conventional airstrip. For specialized use areas, it can be equipped with an arrestor hook as an option to allow short landings.
General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Length: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Wingspan: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Height: 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Wing area: 195 ft² (18.1 m²)
Empty weight: 6,360 lb (2,885 kg)
Loaded weight: 10,700 lb (4,853 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 11,447 lb (5,192 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Reaction Motors Upgraded XLR-11 four-chamber rocket engine, 8,480 lbf (37.7 kN)
Performance
Maximum speed: 1,036 mph (1,667 km/h)
Range: 45 miles (72 km)
Service ceiling: 71,407 ft (21,763 m)
Armament
2 x 20mm cannon with 50 rounds each
3 x AAM in internal weapons bay
Both medium and short range SAM launchers can be configured in either mobile or fixed launch platforms to provide the defense perimeter required.
Missiles and launch systems available are:
ScreechOwl AAM/SAM
Specifications
Weight 87.4 kg
Length 2936 mm
Diameter 127 mm
Warhead HE/Fragmentation
Detonation mechanism: Impact and active radar proximity fuze
Engine Solid-fuel rocket
Wingspan 447 mm
Operational range ~25 km
Flight altitude Sea level to 20,000 m
Speed Mach 3
Guidancesystem Infrared
The ScreechOwl can be deployed from a variety of launch systems:
Fixed box launcher, 6, 8 or 12 cell
Single or Twin armed fixed launcher with rapid-reload capability
Mobile 4-cell launch system which can be mounted on either a truck or light armoured vehicle.
Goldfinch Short-range SAM
The missile can be launched vertically from stationary launch platforms, trucks or armored vehicles.
Specifications
· Length: 1,780 mm
· Caliber: 110 mm
· Range: 10,000 m
· Speed: Up to Mach 2.2
· Weight: 28 kg
· Warhead: 2.5 kg
Phoenix CIWS
The Phoenix CIWS is smaller but nearly identical to the shipboard Wraithguard 30mm gatling. It can be mounted in fixed positions or can be mounted on an armoured chassis to provide mobility.
The cost of the system will vary, depending on the options chosen, the size of the area to be defended, and the supply of missiles and munitions purchased.
Barnswallow: NS$32million each
Screechowl: Box launcher NS$21million for 6-cell
NS$25million for 8-cell
NS$30million for 12-cell
Twin arm launcher NS$28million
Mobile Launch System: NS$21million
Missiles, each: NS$400,000
Goldfinch: Box launcher, 16-cell NS$17million
Mobile Launch System (inc vehicle of choice), NS$15million
Missiles, each: NS175,000
(costs for both Screechowl and Goldfinch launchers includes associated radar)
Phoenix CIWS system: Fixed NS$7million each
Mobile (inc vehicle of choice), NS$12million each
The MIPDS Team is available to conduct survey and assessment of the area to be defended and recomend the amount of covergae needed and which systems are optimal for an true in-depth defense.
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