Denel Reveals Progress With Marlin, Darter, Raptor Missiles
The South Africa company revealed details of several of its missile programs at the African Aerospace and Defence show.
Denel Dynamics is incorporating greater degrees of modularity into its missile designs. The radar-guide Marlin (top) has elements from the successful A-Darter AAM (bottom) and Umkhonto SAM in its design. (Photos: David Donald)
Denel Dynamics is incorporating greater degrees of modularity into its missile designs. The radar-guide Marlin (top) has elements from the successful A-Darter AAM (bottom) and Umkhonto SAM in its design. (Photos: David Donald)

During last week’s African Aerospace and Defence show in South Africa Denel Dynamics revealed that the Marlin active radar-guided missile will undertake its first flight test early next year. This will be a ground-launched ballistic trial at the Overberg Test Range to examine the missile’s basic flight systems. Successful completion of this phase will lead to programmed tests of the missile’s guidance systems, before closed-loop guidance tests are undertaken, in which the seeker controls the guidance system. In the meantime, the seeker will undergo ground-based fly-over and captive-carry tests.

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