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The A244-s is an Italian lightweight, fire-and-forget
The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems, pag.728
/ref> * * - 50 (ET52 torpedo) The ET52 is the Chinese development of the Italian Alenia A244-S light ASW acoustic homing torpedo, and is considered by many domestic Chinese sources as equivalent of the A244-S Mod.2 version. ET52 is essentially the A244-S torpedo with technologies of US Mk 46 Mod.2 torpedo incorporated. * - 781 * - 72 * - 450 (NST58 torpedo, another derivative) * - 88 * - 12 * - 12 * - 75 * - 18 * - 12 * - 72 * - 6 (for familiarization before delivery of MU-90) * - 250 Mod.1; 100 Mod.3 * - 80 * - 120 * - 50 * - ordered in 2010 for Project-58250 frigates * - 50 Mod.1 ordered April 1997 for 29.5 million dollars; 24 + 25 ordered in 2005 for 12 million Euros * - 150
Jane's Air-Launched Weapons: A.244/S lightweight torpedoA244/S Mod. 3
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Torpedoes Aerial torpedoes Naval weapons of Italy Anti-submarine weapons Military equipment introduced in the 1980s
torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...
employed for anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are t ...
. It can be launched from surface vessels or from aircraft, and locates the target by means of an acoustic seeker.
Description
The torpedo uses a CIACIO-S seeker, consisting of an acoustic homing head containing the transducer assembly, transmitter and relatedBeamforming
Beamforming or spatial filtering is a signal processing technique used in sensor arrays for directional signal transmission or reception. This is achieved by combining elements in an antenna array in such a way that signals at particular angles e ...
circuits, and a frame housing all the remaining electronic components. The homing head is capable of active, passive or mixed modes for closing onto its target. It can also discriminate between decoys and real targets in the presence of heavy reverberations by specially emitted pulses and signal processing.
The latest version is the A244-S mod.3 torpedo.
The A244/s are developed and manufactured by the Italian WASS (Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei) firm.
Operators
Current operators
* - 25 ordered in 2011 * - 540/ref> * * - 50 (ET52 torpedo) The ET52 is the Chinese development of the Italian Alenia A244-S light ASW acoustic homing torpedo, and is considered by many domestic Chinese sources as equivalent of the A244-S Mod.2 version. ET52 is essentially the A244-S torpedo with technologies of US Mk 46 Mod.2 torpedo incorporated. * - 781 * - 72 * - 450 (NST58 torpedo, another derivative) * - 88 * - 12 * - 12 * - 75 * - 18 * - 12 * - 72 * - 6 (for familiarization before delivery of MU-90) * - 250 Mod.1; 100 Mod.3 * - 80 * - 120 * - 50 * - ordered in 2010 for Project-58250 frigates * - 50 Mod.1 ordered April 1997 for 29.5 million dollars; 24 + 25 ordered in 2005 for 12 million Euros * - 150
Future operators
; *Bulgarian Navy
The Bulgarian Navy ( bg, Военноморски сили на Република България, Voennomorski sili na Republika Balgariya, lit=Naval Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria) is the navy of the Republic of Bulgaria and forms part of ...
: In october 2022 bulgarian government decided for the purchase of A244-S for the two future patrol ships of bulgarian navy. Bulgarian Navy will received 24 A244-S mod.3 torpedoes and supporting equipment for the price of 39.3 mln euro. The torpedoes also will be used from bulgarian navy Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopters. The first ship is under construction and will be commissioned in 2025.
See also
*APR-3E torpedo
The APR-3E airborne light ASW acoustic homing torpedo is designed by Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC to engage current and future submarines at depth from the surface down to 800 metres at speed of up to 43+ knots, and it is a replace ...
- Russian equivalent
* Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo - US Navy's equivalent
* MU90 Impact - French/Italian equivalent
* Sting Ray (torpedo)
The Sting Ray is a British acoustic homing lightweight torpedo (LWT) manufactured by GEC-Marconi, who were later bought out by BAE Systems. It entered service in 1983.
Design and development
In the 1950s the Royal Navy was equipped with Br ...
- British equivalent
* TAL Shyena - Indian equivalent
* Yu-7 torpedo
The Yu-7 (; from ) is a lightweight torpedo developed by the People's Republic of China. It entered service in the 1990s as the principal anti-submarine weapon of major People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships. The Yu-7 is a derivative of the ...
- Chinese equivalent
* K745 Chung Sang Eo - South Korean equivalent
* Type 97 light weight torpedo (G-RX4) - Japanese equivalent
Bibliography
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References
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Jane's Air-Launched Weapons: A.244/S lightweight torpedo
Eurotorp
A244 Datasheet
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Torpedoes Aerial torpedoes Naval weapons of Italy Anti-submarine weapons Military equipment introduced in the 1980s