NOVA
NOVA light attack guided missile system
Portable fire-and-forget light attack missile system with 0.5 to 8+ km range, INS mid-course guidance and radio-linked TV/IIR homing, supplied as missile/container, launcher and ground control station and offered with 145 mm or 120 mm shaped-charge or 7 kg free-ball proximity-fuzed warheads.
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Specification
| Maximum range | 8+ km |
|---|---|
| Minimum range | 0.5 km |
| Warhead options | 145 mm shaped charge, 6.4 kg, more than 1000 mm RHA behind ERA; 120 mm shaped charge, 5.8 kg, more than 800 mm penetration; or 7.0 kg free-ball warhead with proximity fuze |
| Hit probability | 90% |
| Missile mass | 26 kg |
| Mass with container | 50 kg |
| Missile diameter | 145 mm |
| Container dimensions | 300 x 300 x 1400 mm |
| Guidance | Mid-course INS; terminal guidance by homing head |
| Seeker | Uncooled IIR or TV |
| Target tracking | Lock-before-launch from 0.5 to 5 km; lock-after-launch by radio link from 0.5 to 8+ km |
| Launch profile | Ground role; installable on APC or Jeep |
| Operating temperature | -35 to +60 deg C |
| Storage temperature | -40 to +60 deg C |
| Missile shelf life | 10 years |
| Average velocity | 200 m/s |
| Launcher mass with two containers and missiles | 400 kg |
| Launcher dimensions with two containers | 300 x 700 x 2300 mm |
| Ground-control-station mass | 3 kg |
| Ground-control-station display | 14 in |
| Ground-control-station type | Vehicle console or ruggedised portable tablet |
| Ground-control-station dimensions | 400 x 300 x 60 mm |
| Ground radio-link mass | 6 kg |
| Ground radio-link dimensions | 300 x 300 x 60 mm; antenna 200 x 200 mm |
All data provided for information purposes; final specification is defined per contract.