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A standoff anti-submarine missile is one type of such weapon. Anti-submarine systems, which are frequent variations of anti-ship missile designs, typically employ a jet or rocket engine to deliver an explosive warhead, a depth charge, or a homing torpedo that is carried from a launch ship, or other platform, to the vicinity of a target.
An anti-submarine missile’s attack stand-off range is a benefit. Swedish Bofors 375mm m/50 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) rockets, for example, have been used by Sweden, France, Japan, and Germany frequently in the past. Depending on the rocket used, range can reach up to 3600m.
The Global Anti-submarine Missile Market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
The MK 46 Mod 5A (SW) or the MK 54 Mod Lightweight Torpedo can be delivered to a water-entry point close to a targeted submarine using the surface-ship fired anti-submarine missile known as the Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) (VLA).
An all-weather, 360-degree, quick-reaction, standoff anti-submarine weapon is available to surface combatants thanks to the VLA.
The MK41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) and the SQQ-89 ASW Combat System are both installed on Aegis-equipped ships (cruisers and destroyers) that carry VLAs.
To steer the missile from a vertical attitude via a pitch-over manoeuvre and into a ballistic trajectory intended to deliver the torpedo to an aim point on the ocean surface, VLA contains a solid-propellant booster thrust vector control (TVC) and a digital autopilot control (DAC).
All VLAs have received the MK 46 Mod 5A (SW) torpedo as an upgrade from the MK 46 Mod 5A(S) torpedo that they were originally equipped with.
The MK 54 Mod 0 Lightweight Torpedo reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 2010, and the Navy is migrating all VLAs to carry the MK 54.
