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LFK NG from Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation ("New Generation Guided Missile") is under development by MBDA Germany and Diehl Defence as the new short-range surface-to-air missile system for the German Army as a replacement for its Roland air defence systems and as a part of the army's new SysFla air defence program to supplement the new Ozelot air defence systems.

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LFK NG
An LFK NG missile
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	Germany
Production history
Manufacturer	MBDA Germany, Diehl Defence
Specifications
Mass	28 kg
Length	1.8 m
Muzzle velocity	Up to Mach 2.2 (2,695 km/h)
Effective firing range	10 km
Payload capacity	Up to 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) warhead
Guidance system	Infrared homing

The missile features a highly sensitive infrared homing seeker, which is capable of identifying targets with an extremely low infrared signature, such as other missiles or UAVs, but also aircraft and helicopters.

LFK NG will also have a penetrator warhead to engage semi-armored targets such as gunship helicopters.

Platforms

The missile can be launched vertically, e.g., from stationary launch platforms, trucks or armored vehicles such as the GTK Boxer and the Ozelot, or horizontally from helicopters such as the Eurocopter Tiger.

Being a part of Germany's SysFla project, the LFK NG will be integrated in stationary and mobile air defence launch platforms.

Specifications

• Length: 1.8 m
• Caliber: 110 mm
• Range: 10,000 m
• Speed: Up to Mach 2.2
• Weight: 28 kg
• Warhead: Up to 2.5 kg

See also

• MEADS – the future air defence system of the German Luftwaffe.
• MANTIS – the very short-range protection system of the German Army within the "SysFla" program.
• SPYDER
• Machbet

References

External links

• LFK NG on the homepage of MBDA
• LFK NG on the homepage of Diehl BGT Defence

На других языках

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[de] Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation

Der Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation (LFK NG) ist eine neue Boden-Luft-Rakete, die von MBDA Deutschland GmbH und Diehl BGT Defence für die Bundeswehr entwickelt wird. Sie wird die Standardbewaffnung des neuen Systems Flugabwehr (SysFla) sein, kann aber auch vertikal aus Startschächten oder horizontal vom Eurocopter Tiger abgefeuert werden.

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- [en] LFK NG

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[ru] LFK NG

LFK NG (нем. Lenkflugkörper Neuer Generation — управляемый летательный аппарат нового поколения) — зенитная управляемая ракета малой дальности, разработанная для оснащения войск ПВО Бундесвера компаниями MBDA и Diehl BGT Defence[1].

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