Otomat
Sign in to saveThe Otomat is an anti-ship and coastal defence missile developed by the Italian company Oto Melara jointly with Matra and now made by MBDA. The name comes, for the first versions, from the name of the two builders ("Oto Melara" and "Matra") and, for the later versions, Teseo, from the Italian word for Theseus. The MILAS variant is an anti-submarine missile. In its latest version Mk/2E purchased by the Italian Navy is a medium range anti-ship missile and a ground attack missile.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- MILAS
- Weapon.image
- File:Otomat Mk 2 MGP 2007.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- Italy/France
- Weapon.type
- Anti-submarine missile
- Weapon.manufacturer
- MBDA
- Weapon.service
- 2002
- Weapon.engine
- Turbojet engine
- Weapon.weight
- with booster
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- >
- Weapon.guidance
- Inertial guidance, GPS and active radar homing
- Weapon.detonation
- Impact and proximity
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Container launcher
- Weapon.used_by
- Italian Navy
- Weapon.filling
- MU90 torpedo
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Description
- Typical mission
- Flight
- Mid-course datalink
- Developments
- MILAS
- Testing and the future of Otomat
- Submodels
- Operators
- Current operators
- Market
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Otomat is an anti-ship and coastal defence missile developed by the Italian company Oto Melara jointly with Matra and now made by MBDA. The name comes, for the first versions, from the name of the two builders ("Oto Melara" and "Matra") and, for the later versions, Teseo, from the Italian word for Theseus. The MILAS variant is an anti-submarine missile. In its latest version Mk/2E purchased by the Italian Navy is a medium range anti-ship missile and a ground attack missile.
==Origins== The Otomat missile program started in 1967, the same year in which the Israeli destroyer Eilat was sunk by three Soviet-made P-15 Termit anti-ship missiles. This event raised awareness about the effectiveness of such weapons and prompted the development of similar systems in Western countries, such as the Harpoon in the United States. However, it is unknown whether the Otomat program started before or after the Eilat event.