OVERVIEW: The AS.37 Martel is a solid-fuel, air-to-surface, supersonic anti-radiation missile (ARM).


DETAILS: The AS.37 Martel is an anti-radiation missile (ARM) designed for standoff attacks against air defense radars. It used an inertial guidance system along with an anti-radiation homing for terminal phase. It required being tuned prior to take-off to scan a preset frequency range, or to home in on a specific type of radar. The requirement to pre-tune its search function prior to take off was a significant limitation on the system. Unlike the relatively small warheads used in U.S. ARM systems, the Martel had a large 150 kg warhead.

NOTES: IOC 1970. Used by United Kingdom and France.




SOURCES: Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems, 1997-1998 Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1998, pg. 234 ; The International countermeasures handbook. (1987). Palo Alto, CA: EW Communications, pg. 140 ; Chant, C. (1987). A compendium of armaments and military hardware. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, pg. 504.