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{{Short description|Brazilian anti-radiation missile}}
{{About|the Brazilian anti-radiation missile|the American radar|Nike-X#MAR}}
{{Infobox weapon
{{Infobox weapon
|is_missile=yes
|is_missile=yes
|name=MAR-1
|name=MAR-1
|image=
|image=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kdcsVoFMTKM/S_F1ZABlf9I/AAAAAAAAauo/2CjcJTFAD9M/s1600/_0mar1f.jpg
|caption= A MAR-1 missile mounted under the wing of a [[Brazilian Air Force]] [[AMX International AMX|AMX]] attack aircraft.
|caption= A MAR-1 missile mounted under the wing of a [[Brazilian Air Force]] [[AMX International AMX|AMX]] attack aircraft.
|origin= Brazil
|origin= Brazil
|type=[[Anti-radiation missile]] (ARM)
|type= [[Air-to-surface missile|Air-to-surface]] [[anti-radiation missile]]
[[Air-to-surface missile]]
|used_by=Brazil and Pakistan
|used_by=Brazil and Pakistan
|manufacturer=[[Mectron]]
|manufacturer=[[Mectron]]
|unit_cost=
|unit_cost=
|propellant=
|propellant=
|production_date=2012 <ref name=Deagel>{{cite news|url=https://www.deagel.com/Offensive%20Weapons/MAR-1/a002318 | title =Mar-1 |access-date =28 July 2021 }}</ref>
|production_date=2012 (scheduled)<ref name=wall/>
|service=
|service=Active
|engine=[[Rocket motor]]
|engine=[[Rocket motor]]
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|guidance= [[Passive radar]] homing, [[home-on-jam]], 800 MHz to 20 GHz
|guidance= [[Passive radar]] homing, [[home-on-jam]], 800 MHz to 20 GHz
|yield=
|yield=
|vehicle_range= 60 to 100km<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aereo.jor.br/2011/06/06/mar-1-esta-integrado-ao-jf-17-do-paquistao/ |title=MAR-1 está integrado ao JF-17 do Paquistão}}</ref>
|vehicle_range= 60 to 100km<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aereo.jor.br/2011/06/06/mar-1-esta-integrado-ao-jf-17-do-paquistao/ |title=MAR-1 está integrado ao JF-17 do Paquistão|date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
|launch_platform=Surface-Launched<ref name=tecdef/> and<BR>Air-Launched:
|launch_platform=Surface-Launched<ref name=tecdef/> and<br />Air-Launched:
*[[AMX International AMX|A-1M]]
*[[AMX International AMX|A-1M]]
*[[Northrop F-5|F-5M]]
*[[Northrop F-5|F-5M]]
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The '''MAR-1''' is an air-to-surface (ASM) and surface-to-surface (SSM) [[anti-radiation missile|anti-radiation missile (ARM)]] with INS/GPS capability under development by Brazil's [[Mectron]] and the [[Aerospace Technology and Science Department]] (Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial, DCTA) of the [[Brazilian Air Force]]. It is designed to suppress enemy air defenses ([[SEAD]]) by targeting surveillance radars and [[fire-control radar]]s.<ref>{{Cite report |last1=Morais |first1=Ana |last2=Filho |first2=José |last3=Mallaco |first3=Lais |last4=Brito |first4=Márcia |title=Relatório de Atividades: 2010 |url=http://www.iae.cta.br/publicacoes/Relatorio_de_atividadades_2010.pdf |language=Portuguese |publisher=Brazilian Aeronautics and Space Institute |page=67 |accessdate=4 September 2012 |date=2011 }}</ref>
The '''MAR-1''' is an air-to-surface (ASM) and surface-to-surface (SSM) [[anti-radiation missile|anti-radiation missile (ARM)]] with [[GPS/INS]] capability under development by Brazil's [[Mectron]] and the [[Aerospace Technology and Science Department]] (Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial, DCTA) of the [[Brazilian Air Force]]. It is designed to suppress enemy air defenses ([[SEAD]]) by targeting surveillance radars and [[fire-control radar]]s.<ref>{{Cite report |last1=Morais |first1=Ana |last2=Filho |first2=José |last3=Mallaco |first3=Lais |last4=Brito |first4=Márcia |title=Relatório de Atividades: 2010 |url=http://www.iae.cta.br/publicacoes/Relatorio_de_atividadades_2010.pdf |language=Portuguese |publisher=Brazilian Aeronautics and Space Institute |page=67 |accessdate=4 September 2012 |date=2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716153138/http://www.iae.cta.br/publicacoes/Relatorio_de_atividadades_2010.pdf |archivedate=16 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Development and design==
==Development and design==
[[File:MAR-1 parts.jpg|left|thumb|MAR-1 Modules]]
[[File:MAR-1 parts.jpg|left|thumb|MAR-1 Modules]]
Development began in 1997 <ref name="janes.com">http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/MAR-1-Anti-Radiation-Missile-Brazil.html</ref> and was kept under tight secrecy, and for many years the weapon's manufacturers refused to acknowledge its existence.<ref name="defenseindustrydaily.com">http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Brazil-to-Sell-MAR-1-SEAD-Missiles-to-Pakistan-05182/</ref>
Development began in 1997<ref name="janes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/MAR-1-Anti-Radiation-Missile-Brazil.html |title=MAR-1 Anti-Radiation Missile (Brazil) - Jane's Air-Launched Weapons |website=www.janes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206122000/http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/MAR-1-Anti-Radiation-Missile-Brazil.html |archive-date=2008-12-06}} </ref> and was kept under tight secrecy, and for many years the weapon's manufacturers refused to acknowledge its existence.<ref name="defenseindustrydaily.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Brazil-to-Sell-MAR-1-SEAD-Missiles-to-Pakistan-05182/|title = Brazil to Sell MAR-1 SEAD Missiles to Pakistan}}</ref>


The program was conducted since the beginning by [[Aerospace Technology and Science Department|DCTA (Aerospace Technology and Science Department)]], along with Mectron, a [[São José dos Campos]] based company, and is currently in final testing phase. According to [[Brazilian Air Force|FAB]], the test campaign is now in the weapons separation trials phase, using [[AMX International AMX|A-1B]] aircraft from IPTV (Instituto de Pesquisa e Teste de Voo - Research and Flight Test Institute), a division of DCTA.
The program was conducted since the beginning by [[Aerospace Technology and Science Department|DCTA (Aerospace Technology and Science Department)]], along with Mectron, a [[São José dos Campos]] based company, and is currently in final testing phase. According to [[Brazilian Air Force|FAB]], the test campaign is now in the weapons separation trials phase, using [[AMX International AMX|A-1B]] aircraft from IPTV (Instituto de Pesquisa e Teste de Voo - Research and Flight Test Institute), a division of DCTA.


Captive and certification flight tests were performed in December 2008, in order to evaluate the [[fiber optic gyroscope]] (FOG) module. This module, consisting of three interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes, is part of the [[Inertial Measurement Unit]] (IMU), and was developed indigenously by the Institute for Advanced Studies (Instituto de Estudos Avançados, [[:pt:Instituto de Estudos Avançados|IEAv]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/index.php?mostra=2152 |title=Blocos girométricos desenvolvidos no IEAv são testados no Míssil MAR-1 |language=Portuguese |publisher=Brazilian Air Force|date=22 December 2008 |accessdate=4 October 2012}}</ref> The missile proximity fuse is provided by the Brazilian firm Opto Eletronica.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11026 |title=La brasileña Mectron comienza a producir a nivel industrial el misil anti radar MAR-1 exportado a Paquistán |language=Spanish |publisher=Defesa.com |first1=Javier |last1=Bonilla |date=13 December 2013 |accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref>
Captive and certification flight tests were performed in December 2008, in order to evaluate the [[fiber optic gyroscope]] (FOG) module. This module, consisting of three interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes, is part of the [[Inertial Measurement Unit]] (IMU), and was developed indigenously by the Institute for Advanced Studies (Instituto de Estudos Avançados, [[:pt:Instituto de Estudos Avançados|IEAv]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/index.php?mostra=2152 |title=Blocos girométricos desenvolvidos no IEAv são testados no Míssil MAR-1 |language=Portuguese |publisher=Brazilian Air Force |date=22 December 2008 |accessdate=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527020223/http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/index.php?mostra=2152 |archivedate=27 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The missile proximity fuse is provided by the Brazilian firm Opto Eletronica.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11026 |title=La brasileña Mectron comienza a producir a nivel industrial el misil anti radar MAR-1 exportado a Paquistán |language=Spanish |publisher=Defesa.com |first1=Javier |last1=Bonilla |date=13 December 2013 |accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref>


The missile is guided by a locally developed passive anti-radiation seeker, designed to target different types of land-based and sea-based radars operating in different bands, including high power surveillance radars, low power mobile radars and tracking radars used by [[surface-to-air missile]] systems.<ref name=tecdef>{{cite web|url=http://www.tecnodefesa.com.br/materia.php?materia=521 |title=Mercado em 3 continente |language=Portuguese |publisher=Tecnologia & Defesa |date=25 October 2012 |accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref> Enemy radars can be targeted by the missile independently or with targeting data from the launch aircraft's [[electronic warfare]] systems, such as the [[radar warning receiver]]. The missile has full ECCM capability, and uses passive guidance in self-defense (reactive) mode, or pre-programmed target mode, used primarily for area suppression or attacking expected targets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/index.php?datan=05/12/2008&page=mostra_notimpol |title=Exportação de mísseis mostra novas metas do Plano de Defesa |language=Portuguese |publisher=O Estado de S. Paulo |last=Roberto |first=Godoy |date=5 December 2008 |accessdate=4 October 2012}}</ref> In order to improve survivability, the missile's airframe is built with composite materials that reduce its [[radar cross-section]].<ref name="janes.com"/>
The missile is guided by a locally developed passive anti-radiation seeker, designed to target different types of land-based and sea-based radars operating in different bands, including high power surveillance radars, low power mobile radars and tracking radars used by [[surface-to-air missile]] systems.<ref name=tecdef>{{cite web |url=http://www.tecnodefesa.com.br/materia.php?materia=521 |title=Mercado em 3 continente |language=Portuguese |publisher=Tecnologia & Defesa |date=25 October 2012 |accessdate=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114095508/http://www.tecnodefesa.com.br/materia.php?materia=521 |archivedate=14 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Enemy radars can be targeted by the missile independently or with targeting data from the launch aircraft's [[electronic warfare]] systems, such as the [[radar warning receiver]]. The missile has full ECCM capability, and uses passive guidance in self-defense (reactive) mode, or pre-programmed target mode, used primarily for area suppression or attacking expected targets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/index.php?datan=05/12/2008&page=mostra_notimpol |title=Exportação de mísseis mostra novas metas do Plano de Defesa |language=Portuguese |publisher=O Estado de S. Paulo |last=Roberto |first=Godoy |date=5 December 2008 |accessdate=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002192059/http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/index.php?datan=05%2F12%2F2008&page=mostra_notimpol |archivedate=2 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In order to improve survivability, the missile's airframe is built with composite materials that reduce its [[radar cross-section]].<ref name="janes.com"/>


The greatest difficulty during development was designing the gyroscopic platform (a navigation system that "flies" the missile while it searches for targets during flight). Such technology is earmarked for embargo, due to political and strategic considerations, and could not be obtained from other parties. This resulted in the development of a Miniature Fiber-Optic Gyroscope, with three orthogonal axes, to provide the necessary information for on-board computers and ensuring missile accuracy. The design of this subsystem was conducted by IEAv (Institute of Advanced Studies of DCTA) and Mectron.
The greatest difficulty during development was designing the gyroscopic platform (a navigation system that "flies" the missile while it searches for targets during flight). Such technology is earmarked for embargo, due to political and strategic considerations, and could not be obtained from other parties. This resulted in the development of a Miniature Fiber-Optic Gyroscope, with three orthogonal axes, to provide the necessary information for on-board computers and ensuring missile accuracy. The design of this subsystem was conducted by IEAv (Institute of Advanced Studies of DCTA) and Mectron.
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Until April 2012, over 20 missile test firings have been carried out by [[AMX International AMX|AMX]] aircraft.<ref name=wall/>
Until April 2012, over 20 missile test firings have been carried out by [[AMX International AMX|AMX]] aircraft.<ref name=wall/>


In November 2012 an update to the missile's software was being introduced and the missile was undergoing final flight tests on A-1/AMX strike aircraft.<ref>http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/brazilian-air-force-official-details-missile-developments-378680/</ref>
In November 2012 an update to the missile's software was being introduced and the missile was undergoing final flight tests on A-1/AMX strike aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/brazilian-air-force-official-details-missile-developments-378680/|title = Brazilian air force official details missile developments}}</ref>


In December 2008 the Brazilian government approved the sale of 100 MAR-1 missiles to the [[Pakistan Air Force]], in a contract worth $108 million.<ref name="defenseindustrydaily.com"/> In April 2013 Mectron had integrated MAR-1 missiles with Pakistani Mirage III/V strike aircraft. Training rounds of the MAR-1 missile were also delivered, along with equipment for mission planning, logistics and support. Mectron is to finish development, testing and deliver the first operational missile rounds in 2014 to Brazil and Pakistan.<ref name=RHewson>{{cite journal|last=Hewson|first=Robert|title=Mectron's MAR-1 to be operational in Pakistan next year|journal=[[Jane's Defence Weekly]]|date=17 April 2013|url=http://www.janes.com/article/12017/mectron-s-mar-1-to-be-operational-in-pakistan-next-year|accessdate=26 September 2013}}<!-- May need login --></ref>
In December 2008 the Brazilian government approved the sale of 100 MAR-1 missiles to the [[Pakistan Air Force]], in a contract worth $108 million.<ref name="defenseindustrydaily.com"/> In April 2013 Mectron had integrated MAR-1 missiles with Pakistani Mirage III/V strike aircraft. Training rounds of the MAR-1 missile were also delivered, along with equipment for mission planning, logistics and support. Mectron is to finish development, testing and deliver the first operational missile rounds in 2014 to Brazil and Pakistan.<ref name=RHewson>{{cite journal|last=Hewson|first=Robert|title=Mectron's MAR-1 to be operational in Pakistan next year|journal=[[Jane's Defence Weekly]]|date=17 April 2013|url=http://www.janes.com/article/12017/mectron-s-mar-1-to-be-operational-in-pakistan-next-year|accessdate=26 September 2013}}<!-- May need login --></ref>


In October 2013, the [[UAE Armed Forces]] expressed its interest in purchasing a batch of missiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tecnodefesa.com.br/materia.php?materia%3D1362 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-11-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203131735/http://www.tecnodefesa.com.br/materia.php?materia=1362 |archivedate=2013-12-03 |df= }}</ref>
In October 2013, the [[UAE Armed Forces]] expressed its interest in purchasing a batch of missiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tecnodefesa.com.br/materia.php?materia%3D1362 |title=Tecnologia & Defesa |accessdate=2013-11-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203131735/http://www.tecnodefesa.com.br/materia.php?materia=1362 |archivedate=2013-12-03 }}</ref>


==Operators==
==Operators==
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* [[Brazilian Air Force]]
* [[Brazilian Air Force]]
;{{PAK}}
;{{PAK}}
* [[Pakistan Air Force]] <ref name=RHewson/>
* [[Pakistan Air Force]]<ref name=RHewson/>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of missiles]]
* [[List of missiles]]
;Similar missiles:
;Similar missiles:
* {{lwc|Rudram-1}}
* [[DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile]]
* [[ALARM missile|MBDA ALARM]]
* {{lwc|Hormuz-2 (missile)|Hormuz-2}}
* {{lwc|ALARM missile|ALARM}}
* [[AGM-45 Shrike]]
* [[AGM-88 HARM]]
* {{lwc|AGM-45 Shrike}}
* [[AGM-122 Sidearm]]
* {{lwc|AGM-88 HARM}}
* {{lwc|AGM-122 Sidearm}}


;Bibliography
;Bibliography
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite journal|last=Crespo |first=Antonio |url=http://www.revistadaunifa.aer.mil.br/index.php/ru/article/viewFile/314/pdf_53 |title=Nacionalização de Itens de Guerra Eletrônica: uma necessidade estratégica e logística |journal=UNIFA |pages=136–141 |volume=18|issue=21 |language=Portuguese |publisher= |location=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil|publication-date=December 2006 |issn=2175-2567 }}
* {{cite journal |last=Crespo |first=Antonio |url=http://www.revistadaunifa.aer.mil.br/index.php/ru/article/viewFile/314/pdf_53 |title=Nacionalização de Itens de Guerra Eletrônica: uma necessidade estratégica e logística |journal=UNIFA |pages=136–141 |volume=18 |issue=21 |language=Portuguese |location=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |date=December 2006 |issn=2175-2567 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130730220435/http://www.revistadaunifa.aer.mil.br/index.php/ru/article/viewFile/314/pdf_53 |archivedate=30 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
* {{cite journal|last=Wall |first=Robert |editor-last=Velocci |editor-first=Anthony |title=Guided Trajectory |journal=Aviation Week & Space Technology |pages=79–80 |publication-date=23 April 2012 |publisher=McGraw-Hill |location=New York, United States |issn=0005-2175}}
* {{cite journal|last=Wall |first=Robert |editor-last=Velocci |editor-first=Anthony |title=Guided Trajectory |journal=Aviation Week & Space Technology |pages=79–80 |date=23 April 2012 |publisher=McGraw-Hill |location=New York, United States |issn=0005-2175}}


{{refend}}
{{refend}}
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[[Category:Anti-radiation missiles]]
[[Category:Air-to-surface missiles]]
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[[Category:Guided missiles of Brazil]]
[[Category:Guided missiles of Brazil]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 2010s]]

Latest revision as of 22:15, 8 August 2024

This article is about the Brazilian anti-radiation missile. For the American radar, see Nike-X § MAR.
MAR-1
TypeAir-to-surface anti-radiation missile
Place of originBrazil
Service history
In serviceActive
Used byBrazil and Pakistan
Production history
ManufacturerMectron
Produced2012 [1]
Specifications
Mass586.4 pounds (266.0 kg)[2] or 350 kg (770 lb)[3]
Length12.7 feet (3.9 m)[2]
Diameter9.1 inches (23 cm)[2]
WarheadHigh-explosive
Warhead weight90 kilograms (200 lb)
Detonation
mechanism
Laser/contact proximity fuse
EngineRocket motor
Operational
range
60 to 100km[4]
Guidance
system
Passive radar homing, home-on-jam, 800 MHz to 20 GHz
Launch
platform
Surface-Launched[5] and
Air-Launched:

The MAR-1 is an air-to-surface (ASM) and surface-to-surface (SSM) anti-radiation missile (ARM) with GPS/INS capability under development by Brazil's Mectron and the Aerospace Technology and Science Department (Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial, DCTA) of the Brazilian Air Force. It is designed to suppress enemy air defenses (SEAD) by targeting surveillance radars and fire-control radars.[6]

Development and design

[edit]
MAR-1 Modules

Development began in 1997[7] and was kept under tight secrecy, and for many years the weapon's manufacturers refused to acknowledge its existence.[8]

The program was conducted since the beginning by DCTA (Aerospace Technology and Science Department), along with Mectron, a São José dos Campos based company, and is currently in final testing phase. According to FAB, the test campaign is now in the weapons separation trials phase, using A-1B aircraft from IPTV (Instituto de Pesquisa e Teste de Voo - Research and Flight Test Institute), a division of DCTA.

Captive and certification flight tests were performed in December 2008, in order to evaluate the fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) module. This module, consisting of three interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes, is part of the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and was developed indigenously by the Institute for Advanced Studies (Instituto de Estudos Avançados, IEAv).[9] The missile proximity fuse is provided by the Brazilian firm Opto Eletronica.[10]

The missile is guided by a locally developed passive anti-radiation seeker, designed to target different types of land-based and sea-based radars operating in different bands, including high power surveillance radars, low power mobile radars and tracking radars used by surface-to-air missile systems.[5] Enemy radars can be targeted by the missile independently or with targeting data from the launch aircraft's electronic warfare systems, such as the radar warning receiver. The missile has full ECCM capability, and uses passive guidance in self-defense (reactive) mode, or pre-programmed target mode, used primarily for area suppression or attacking expected targets.[11] In order to improve survivability, the missile's airframe is built with composite materials that reduce its radar cross-section.[7]

The greatest difficulty during development was designing the gyroscopic platform (a navigation system that "flies" the missile while it searches for targets during flight). Such technology is earmarked for embargo, due to political and strategic considerations, and could not be obtained from other parties. This resulted in the development of a Miniature Fiber-Optic Gyroscope, with three orthogonal axes, to provide the necessary information for on-board computers and ensuring missile accuracy. The design of this subsystem was conducted by IEAv (Institute of Advanced Studies of DCTA) and Mectron.

Another obstacle arose in 1999, when Brazil tried to purchase spiral antennas and some other systems for MAR-1's search head development from a Las Vegas manufacturer. The U.S. government blocked the sale, claiming that "it is not America's interest to introduce anti-radiation weapons in the region".[12] Faced with this obstacle, the DCTA had no alternative but to locally develop a seeker head.[12] This subsystem was developed and tested with simulated emissions from a TS-100 + Systems Excalibur (0.5 to 18 GHz) and HS-125 aircraft from CTA's flight test division, as well as EMB-110 "Bandeirulha" patrol aircraft equipped with electronic test gear.

Analysis of simulated firings concluded that the search head of the MAR-1 is able to detect a low-power radar such as the EDT-FILA at distances greater than 50 km.

Until April 2012, over 20 missile test firings have been carried out by AMX aircraft.[2]

In November 2012 an update to the missile's software was being introduced and the missile was undergoing final flight tests on A-1/AMX strike aircraft.[13]

In December 2008 the Brazilian government approved the sale of 100 MAR-1 missiles to the Pakistan Air Force, in a contract worth $108 million.[8] In April 2013 Mectron had integrated MAR-1 missiles with Pakistani Mirage III/V strike aircraft. Training rounds of the MAR-1 missile were also delivered, along with equipment for mission planning, logistics and support. Mectron is to finish development, testing and deliver the first operational missile rounds in 2014 to Brazil and Pakistan.[14]

In October 2013, the UAE Armed Forces expressed its interest in purchasing a batch of missiles.[15]

Operators

[edit]
Map with MAR-1 operators

Current operators

[edit]
 Brazil
 Pakistan

See also

[edit]
Similar missiles
Bibliography
  • Crespo, Antonio (December 2006). "Nacionalização de Itens de Guerra Eletrônica: uma necessidade estratégica e logística". UNIFA (in Portuguese). 18 (21). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 136–141. ISSN 2175-2567. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013.
  • Wall, Robert (23 April 2012). Velocci, Anthony (ed.). "Guided Trajectory". Aviation Week & Space Technology. New York, United States: McGraw-Hill: 79–80. ISSN 0005-2175.

References

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  1. ^ "Mar-1". Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Wall (2012), p. 80
  3. ^ "CTA – Mectron: Míssil MAR-1". defesanet.com.br. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
  4. ^ "MAR-1 está integrado ao JF-17 do Paquistão". 7 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Mercado em 3 continente" (in Portuguese). Tecnologia & Defesa. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. ^ Morais, Ana; Filho, José; Mallaco, Lais; Brito, Márcia (2011). Relatório de Atividades: 2010 (PDF) (Report) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Aeronautics and Space Institute. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  7. ^ a b "MAR-1 Anti-Radiation Missile (Brazil) - Jane's Air-Launched Weapons". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Brazil to Sell MAR-1 SEAD Missiles to Pakistan".
  9. ^ "Blocos girométricos desenvolvidos no IEAv são testados no Míssil MAR-1" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  10. ^ Bonilla, Javier (13 December 2013). "La brasileña Mectron comienza a producir a nivel industrial el misil anti radar MAR-1 exportado a Paquistán" (in Spanish). Defesa.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  11. ^ Roberto, Godoy (5 December 2008). "Exportação de mísseis mostra novas metas do Plano de Defesa" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  12. ^ a b Crespo (2006), p. 139
  13. ^ "Brazilian air force official details missile developments".
  14. ^ a b Hewson, Robert (17 April 2013). "Mectron's MAR-1 to be operational in Pakistan next year". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Tecnologia & Defesa". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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