National Anti-Ship Missile (Míssil Antinavio Nacional, MANSUP) also named AV-RE40 —previously known as MAN-1—is a US$75 million

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A good ...

project under development by

Avibras Avibrás Indústria Aeroespacial, based in Jacareí, São José dos Campos, Brazil, is a diversified Brazilian company which designs, develops and manufactures defense products and services. Its range of products encompasses artillery and aircr ...

Mectron SIATT is a Brazilian company headquartered in São José dos Campos, São Paulo. It is a company focused on high-tech market, especially for the defense industry. The company was founded on 2015 as Mectron through an association of engineers fro ...

, Atech and Omnisys for the

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.Godoy (2012), P. B16 The design aims to achieve performance similar to MBDA MM40 Exocet Block II. It is expected to begin field tests in 2017, and should begin production around late 2018 or early 2019.

History

A mock-up of the Brazilian Navy and Avibras project for an anti-ship missile inspired by the AM39 Exocet was shown in April 2011 during Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD) exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. An initial asset of R$50 million was sponsored by the Brazilian Navy, through the Directorate of Navy Weapons Systems, contracts were signed on 5 and 6 December 2011, with Mectron and Avibras, respectively. Program participants were assigned according to their specialties,

being assigned to prototype development,

to rocket engine development, Omnisys to seeker-head development and Atech to project accompaniment management. In 2013, Omnisys concluded the missile seeker PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and started to test all subsystem parts. Development of an air launched variant of the missile called Missil Antinavio Nacional lancado por Aeronaves (MANAER) commenced in February 2014. On November 27, 2018 the first missile prototype was fired from the

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Barroso. On March 20, 2019, a second launch was carried out by the frigate ''Independência'' (F44). A third prototype was fired once again by the F44 on July 10. On September 20, 2022, the Navy conducted the fourth launch of MANSUP from the frigate ''Constituição'' (F42), as part of the qualifying campaign, ahead of the series produced missiles. The Navy intends to use the MANSUP variants as the armament of the ''Scorpéne''-class SSKs, ''Álvaro Alberto''-class SSNs, and the ''Tamandaré''-class frigates.

Specifications

* Range: Approximately 100 km * Guidance:

Active radar homing Active radar homing (ARH) is a missile guidance method in which a missile contains a radar transceiver (in contrast to semi-active radar homing, which uses only a receiver) and the electronics necessary for it to find and track its target aut ...

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;Notes ;Bibliography * * {{refend Guided missiles of Brazil Naval weapons of Brazil Anti-ship missiles

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