OVERVIEW: The Otomat Mk2 Mod 3 is a long range, turbojet-powered, anti-ship missile equipped with a active radar seeker.
DETAILS: Unlike its predecessor Otomat Mk1, the Mk 2 features a data link, allowing it to receive targeting information from air and surface platforms other than the launcher.
After being boosted from its launching platform by two jettisonable solid-fuel boosters, the missile descends to a cruising altitude of 20 meters, using inertial navigation system during the mid-course phase. At a predetermined point from the target the X-band active radar performs a left-right scan search, until the target is acquired. The missile then enters a sea-skimming attack phase. After impact, the 210 kilogram SAP warhead explodes inside the ship with the force of the explosion directed to the bottom of the target ship.
NOTES: Initial tests in 2000 The Mk 2 version featured folding wings, increasing the number of missiles that could be carried by a platform.
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