Britain and Poland have a track record in the development and production of anti-aircraft missiles (air defense). And currently, the two countries that are members of NATO are both operating the CAMM-ER missile. Poland is packing CAMM missiles in the Little Narew land defense system, while Britain is packing in the Sky Saber land defense system.
And there is news that the UK and Poland are currently developing an advanced variant of the CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) missile, namely the CAMM-MR (Medium Range). The emphasis on the CAMM-MR is on an increased missile range, much further than the CAMM-ER (Extended Range) variant. If the CAMM-ER has a range of 45 km, then the CAMM-MR is projected to have a range of up to 100 km.
Even though the CAMM-MR has a longer range, the launch height and speed are relatively the same, that is, the glide height is up to 10 km and the speed is at the Mach 3 level.
Developed by MBDA UK and PGZ-Narew consortium (Poland), the CAMM-MR will reportedly be powered by a solid fuel engine.
While other technical parameters have not changed much from the previous variant. In March 2022, Poland announced the deployment of CAMM-ER in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Development of the CAMM-MR will allow Warsaw to replace the legacy Soviet-era S-200 and S-125 surface-to-air missile systems.
Although from the aspect of weight the CAMM-MR will be heavier than the CAMM-ER, the CAMM-MR will still use an inertial guidance system with a mid-course update and active radar terminal homing.
The launch model adopts a "cold launch" system (Soft Vertical Launch). The CAMM-ER missile weighs 160 kg, is 4.2 meters long and 190 mm in diameter. With supersonic speed (Mach 3), the CAMM-ER can chase targets up to a distance of 45 km.
