MANSUP are a Brazilian-Emirati family of all-weather, over-the-horizon anti-ship, surface-to-air and land-attack cruise missiles,[4][5][6] that evolved into a broad range of weapons from an early-2000s original design of a anti-ship missile that aimed to achieve performance similar to the MBDA MM40 Exocet Block II.[7] The name MANSUP stands for "Míssil Antinavio Nacional" in Portuguese.
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.[8]
An initial asset of R$50 million was sponsored by the Brazilian Navy,[7] through the Directorate of Navy Weapons Systems, contracts were signed on 5 and 6 December 2011, with Mectron and Avibras, respectively.[9] Program participants were assigned according to their specialties, Mectron being assigned to prototype development, Avibras to rocket engine development, Omnisys to seeker-head development and Atech to project accompaniment management.[9]
In 2013, Omnisys concluded the missile seeker PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and started to test all subsystem parts.[10] Development of an air launched variant of the missile called Missil Antinavio Nacional lancado por Aeronaves (MANAER) commenced in February 2014.[11]
On 27 November 2018, the first missile prototype was fired from the Brazilian NavycorvetteBarroso.[1] On 20 March 2019, a second launch was carried out by the frigate Independência (F44).[12] A third prototype was fired once again by the F44 on 10 July.[13]
On 20 September 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.[14]
On 27 April 2023, the Navy conducted the fifth test launch of MANSUP.[15]
Missile fired by the frigate Constituição
On 29 September 2023, EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates became a partner in the project, with the acquisition of 50% stake of SIATT, former Mectron.[16] On 14 November 2023, EDGE announced at the Dubai Air Show, an extended range of MANSUP, with a maximum range of 200km.[3][17] The MANSUP-ER was acquired by the Brazilian and United Arab Emirates navies in 2023.[3]
In February 2024, the Brazilian Navy conducted the sixth test launch of MANSUP, with a hit on target, as reported by the Navy Commander Marcos Sampaio Olsen.[18] In the same month the Navy conducted a SINKEX with the former RFA Sir Galahad and it is unclear whether the boat was targeted by the referred MANSUP missile.[19]
On 13 September 2024, the Navy fired the seventh test missile from the frigate Rademaker (F49) in a SINKEX with the former HMS Broadsword and is expected to declare the MANSUP fully operational by the end of 2025.[20]
On 20 February 2025, during the International Defence Exhibition, SIATT, the EDGE Group and the Brazilian Navy signed accords to a joint development of a broader range of surface-to-air (SAM) and land-attack (LAM) missiles based on MANSUP technologies.[23]
Variants
MANSUP: original anti-ship missile (AShM) with a maximum range of 70 km.
MANSUP-ER: extended range turbofan powered anti-ship missile (AShM) with a maximum range of 200 km.
MSA: shipboard SHORAD based on MANSUP technologies; development revealed to the public in 2025.[23]
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