Naval Group MPLS Modular CIWS at Euronaval 2024

During the Euronaval 2024, Naval Group shared the latest with its "Multi-purpose and Modular Launching System" (MPLS), a RAM-like close-in weapon system (CIWS).

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The launcher is being developed in partnership with experts from the French Navy and the French defense procurement agency (DGA), in order to offer 100% user-centered innovation and to meet the new operational challenges of navies and their budgetary constraints. It involves several ammunition partners (such as KNDS and Thales) and suggests other future collaborations for next generation ammunition.

The MPLS’s ability to deploy multiple delivery systems from a single launcher, as opposed to the traditional one-launcher-per-weapon approach, represents a major breakthrough: a single system for a wide variety of weapons and decoys. Naval Group’s modular launcher features innovative interchangeable ammunition modules that support a substantial payload capacity, accommodating up to 1,000 kilograms of various munitions. Leveraging advanced composite materials and disruptive technologies, Naval Group has maximized the launcher’s loading capacity enabling a high payload capacity for close-range defense of surface vessels. The MPLS has a total loaded mass of less than 3,500 kilograms.

Each turret is outfitted with four launch modules, enabling a versatile mix of weapons and decoys tailored to specific threats and missions. Each module can house various munitions based on size, including:
Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW): AKERON MP ATGMs (2 per module), 70mm or 68mm unguided or laser-guided rockets (at least 10 per module), LMM, loitering munition
Anti-Air Warfare (AAW): MISTRAL 3 SAMs (4 per module), LMM, 70mm rockets
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW): Anti-submarine rockets (2–4 per module), depth charges
Decoys for protection: CANTO anti-torpedo decoys (2 per pod), SEACLAD decoys, and others

In september 2024, Naval Group conducted a successful land-based firing trial with 70mm rockets made by Thales.

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