Ariane Group Missile Ballistique Terrestre / Missile Ballistique de Theatre (MBT)

Forest Green said:
What I've been noticing is that the B-Strike 1000 has no base fins but the 2500 does. Seems strange.
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B-Strike 150 and 1000 are supposed to be launched from the same platform, so i suspect that the fins are too large.
B-Strike 2500 has a different launcher for only 2 missiles, more space available if the fins don't fold that compactly ?

I don't really see the point of the 1,000 km version tbh. It's probably not much cheaper anyway.
It could have made sense as an intermediate option if France had gone with the 150 km rocket, but they instead chose the Thundart derived from the AASM for that role.
 
Idk maybe they intend to market it as a export version later own?
 
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Titus K said:
B-Strike 150 and 1000 are supposed to be launched from the same platform, so i suspect that the fins are too large.
B-Strike 2500 has a different launcher for only 2 missiles, more space available if the fins don't fold that compactly ?

I don't really see the point of the 1,000 km version tbh. It's probably not much cheaper anyway.
It could have made sense as an intermediate option if France had gone with the 150 km rocket, but they instead chose the Thundart derived from the AASM for that role.
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But adding fins makes it less efficient on range, so if they can manage without them, as per 1000 version, then why add them?
 
zen said:
What is needed is a guided Anti-ship version, paralleling PrSM developments.
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It'd be a nice to have but not really critical for European defence at this point. Russia's navy is probably the largest threat and that's in a withered state these days, at least in terms of surface vessels and China is a long way away.
 
Forest Green said:
But adding fins makes it less efficient on range, so if they can manage without them, as per 1000 version, then why add them?
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Maybe the extra length from the second stage means the thrust vectoring lacks enough authority to keep it pointy-end-up without the assistance of the fins?
 

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