Estonia buys Israeli Blue Spear anti-ship missiles

Estonia purchases Israeli Blue Spear anti-ship missiles (5G SSM). The supply agreement was signed on October 6, 2021. This is reported by the Estonian Ministry of Defense.

The State Defense Investment Center of the Estonian Ministry of Defense and the Israeli-Singaporean company Proteus Advanced Systems Pte. Ltd. signed a contract for the supply of the Estonian Armed Forces with Blue Spear (5G SSM) anti-ship missiles to equip promising coastal missile systems. Israeli anti-ship missiles won the Estonian tender, beating Sweden with Saab RBS-15 Mk 3 + / 4, USA with Harpoon Block II and Norway with Kongsberg NSM.

According to the bmpd blog, the Blue Spear anti-ship missile is actually a new Israeli Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), only sold under the Proteus Advanced Systems brand.

The initial contract price will be $ 46,3 million, but further expansion is expected. Deliveries will begin after 2026. In fact, a coastal mobile anti-ship complex based on the Gabriel 5 / Blue Spear missile does not yet exist, it will be developed specifically for Estonia.

In a press release from Proteus Advanced Systems, it is noted that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system is a high-precision weaponscapable of striking over-the-horizon, moving and stationary targets in any weather and time of day. The maximum firing range is 290 km. The missile uses an active radar homing head, "precise navigation and reliable communications." It is emphasized that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system is immune to electronic warfare systems.

Comments

[prior]

Nobody has been wiping their feet on Estonia for 30 years.
Brew as he wants.
Why would she need anti-ship missiles ?!
She would also order strategic ones ...

[Nexcom]

... and even these anti-ship missiles will have enough fuel to fly through the whole of Estonia ...

[hrych]

Judging by the distant 2026 and current events in Eurasia, there is a high probability that Israel or Estonia will not overcome this time line.

[Mole13]

Why would she need anti-ship missiles ?!

There is intelligence from the Estonian intelligence that some third parties are preparing to take Estonia on board from the Baltic Sea. I do not have more detailed data. the informant interrupted the telephone conversation with me out of fear of persecution. I know for sure that we are not talking about Somali pirates, but just guesswork.

[prior]

Did the Estonian intelligence get this information when boarding was used in naval battles in the Baltic? And just now they reported?

[Petro_tut]

Two bad news
1.Pakistan pulls troops to the border of Iran, after the provocation arranged by the Turks, the Pakistani border guards were fired upon from the Iranian side.
2 Russia leased to Uzbekistan one million hectares of arable land for a long term. (What are they up there thinking at all?)

[Nastia makarova]

give a link to the land lease

[Petro_tut]

give a link to the land lease

https://t.me/mardanaka
Look here, October 7 publication, original source

[Ross xnumx]

Quote: Nastia Makarova

give a link to the land lease

https://topcor.ru/22014-odin-million-gektar-territorii-rf-mozhet-byt-sdan-v-arendu-drugoj-strane.html?utm_source=finobzor.ru
or:
https://readovka.news/news/81271?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop&nw=1633607614000

[Petro_tut]

Riddled the hornets' nest ...

[knn54]

"The anti-ship missile system will significantly improve our coastal defense capabilities and will be a clear signal that we are ready to contribute to regional and collective defense. This is one of the most advanced weapons systems for the Defense Forces and a huge leap forward in providing protection," - said M. The anti-ship missile system will significantly improve our coastal defense capabilities and provide a clear signal that we are ready to contribute to regional and collective defense. This is one of the most advanced weapons systems for the Defense Forces and a huge leap forward in providing protection. "
Defense Minister Kalle Laanet.
The Balts with fields are trying to block the access to the Baltic Sea for Russian ships.
Moreover, they have recently acquired the mine mines.

[Kayala]

Will they succeed? Why would they place mines, from inflatable boats? And why launch these anti-ship missiles from a slingshot?

[And Us Rat]

Quote: Kayala

Will they succeed? Why would they place mines, from inflatable boats? And why launch these anti-ship missiles from a slingshot?

The manufacturer of these anti-ship missiles (IAI) also produces the Spyder air defense system. And now they are working on the development of a universal UVP, based on and replacing the Spyder-mr \ er PU. Which will be able to launch everything that fits into the launch container: missiles, anti-ship missiles, CD, ATGM NLOS, BR and so on.
The system will be modular, interfaced with any radar with a suitable interface system (or using an adapter).

[ÖselViking]

Sea mines purchased from Finland - very accurately spotted - can be placed from any boat

[prior]

The Baltic Sea in wartime is not about ships at all. This was clearly shown by the last war.
But they signed a request for the destruction of Estonia with these weapons. But this is their choice.

[ÖselViking]

The Germans, together with the Finns, coped well with the USSR fleet, which was superior at times. Iron is not alone at war

[svp67]

Quote: prior

Nobody has been wiping their feet on Estonia for 30 years.

This is what you are in vain, in recent years, NATO soldiers have been doing just that ...

[zwlad]

It is emphasized that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system is immune to electronic warfare systems.

Aha! She's also invisible!

[Aaron Zawi]

Quote: zwlad

It is emphasized that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system is immune to electronic warfare systems.

Aha! She's also invisible!

That is unlikely. But the Finns chose it largely due to its extremely high noise immunity and low ESR.

[zwlad]

immune to electronic warfare systems.

и

extremely high noise immunity

slightly different terms. although journalists could interpret it in their own way.

[Aaron Zawi]

Quote: zwlad

immune to electronic warfare systems.

и

extremely high noise immunity

slightly different terms. although journalists could interpret it in their own way.

Magazine lamers sir.

[NDR-791]

Quote: zwlad

Aha! She's also invisible!

Of course invisible. They haven't even done it yet.
In fact, a coastal mobile anti-ship complex based on the Gabriel 5 / Blue Spear missile does not yet exist
I feel someone will throw someone in full. For some Estonia, it’s out of the question to make a dozen rockets that only fit side by side on the coast. Such a party will become oh and a pretty penny

[Aaron Zawi]

Quote: NDR-791

Quote: zwlad

Aha! She's also invisible!

Of course invisible. They haven't even done it yet.
In fact, a coastal mobile anti-ship complex based on the Gabriel 5 / Blue Spear missile does not yet exist
I feel someone will throw someone in full. For some Estonia, it’s out of the question to make a dozen rockets that only fit side by side on the coast. Such a party will become oh and a pretty penny

They did it and the Finns have already bought it.

But they have not yet been integrated into the coastal complex. Believe me, this is not the biggest problem.

[Victorio]

They did it and the Finns have already bought it.
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this is how Estonians look in the mouths of the Finns

[ÖselViking]

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/missile-defense-weapons/estonia-first-customer-blue-spear-anti-ship-missile

[Gust]

"It is emphasized that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system is immune to electronic warfare systems." Well, again. Those are absolutely invisible planes, now absolutely immune missiles. Just it's different, probably.

[Shahno]

Well, like this. Declared.
Like, anyone has the opportunity to challenge ..
And he will not be turned off "oxygen" ...

[voyaka uh]

An electronic warfare system is built into the missile's seeker.
Including building a "false image" of a missile for the enemy's missile defense.
Such a system is built into many Israeli precision munitions.
For this reason, the Shell in Syria could not shoot down gliding bombs flying at it.
There was a very characteristic video taken from the GOS.
Shells missiles flew towards them without exploding.

[Fungus]

Remember. You bombarded the Carapace with rockets. By the way, it was later restored.

[kytx]

I saw that video. The carapace was with the shot BC. And the crew on the sidelines smoked cigarettes.
So such a goal to destroy the case is not tricky.

[voyaka uh]

You saw another video. Uninteresting.
Interesting, where the Pantsir was actively firing back from two missiles flying at him from above. And they (and his flying missiles) filmed him from their GOS.

Later in Karabakh there were many similar videos, so the novelty was lost.

[poquello]

Quote: voyaka uh

Interesting, where the Pantsir was actively firing back from two missiles flying at him from above.

Quote: voyaka uh

building a "false image" of a missile for the enemy's missile defense.
Such a system is built into many Israeli precision munitions.
For this reason, the Shell in Syria could not shoot down gliding bombs flying at it.

)))))))))) how, but I thought the shells should overlap each other, and the speed of their missiles for these purposes is too small

[FrankyStein]

It is doubtful that some kind of electronic warfare in the GOS confused the shell missiles. Its missiles are semi-active, guided by radar, if I'm not mistaken. How could a missile, miniature in power, electronic warfare, drown out or shoot down the radar signal of a shell, the power of which is thousands of times greater? In my opinion, everything is more prosaic, anti-aircraft missiles stupidly did not enter the trajectory, if I may say so, because of too small a distance. Discovered late. An indirect confirmation of this, this is a new modification of the shell with a more powerful radar.

[OgnennyiKotik]

Quote: FrankyStein

How could a missile, miniature in power, electronic warfare, drown out or shoot down the radar signal of a shell, the power of which is thousands of times greater?

Naturally, this was done from another flying vehicle, the power needed is small, the interference must be compared with the power of the receiving signal, not the emitting one.

[And Us Rat]

Quote: FrankyStein

How could a missile, miniature in power, electronic warfare, drown out or shoot down the radar signal of a shell, the power of which is thousands of times greater?

Not to "drown out", but to deceive, creating false targets, as is done by systems such as ADM-141 TALD or ADM-160 MALD to provoke air defense positions for the consumption of missiles.

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: kytx

I saw that video. The carapace was with the shot BC. And the crew on the sidelines smoked cigarettes.
So such a goal to destroy the case is not tricky.

And what a comment to these destruction, everyone worked and even fired.

[Kayala]

Here is a storyteller, but you haven't built an electronic warfare system into bullets and shells? But Pantsir did not shoot at anyone, he had nothing to shoot with.

[Professor]

Quote: Kayala

Here is a storyteller, but you haven't built an electronic warfare system into bullets and shells? But Pantsir did not shoot at anyone, he had nothing to shoot with.

And Pantsir did not shoot at anyone, he had nothing to shoot with?

[bukhach]

that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system is immune to electronic warfare systems.

A bold statement, electronic warfare systems are also developing, do not stand still, and no one knows what will happen there in 2026.

[faiver]

The news should be sent to yachtsmen magazines so that they are more careful off the coast of Estonia ...

[2 Level Advisor]

Interestingly, and this is against whom? who will attack them from the sea? if against us, we'll just cross the border on dry land, if need be .. the second question is, where will they start? or launchers later ..
As of 2006, the number of Estonian naval forces was 335 [14], in 2007–331 (including 123 conscripts) - the strength of what ..

[zwlad]

What are you laughing at the wretched.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: 2 level advisor

Interestingly, and this is against whom?

Quote: zwlad

What are you laughing at the wretched.

Poor poor, but the slaves fulfill the will of the owner exactly - this is of course treated, but it is necessary to take it into account if you have to take the fleet out to sea.
And the Estonians can smear the forehead with brilliant green, so as not to bring the infection

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

It is not they who are being attacked; it is they, as part of the NATO forces, that will block Russian ships in the Baltic and possibly sink them.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: Ratmir_Ryazan

They are not being attacked ...

I would like to believe that the minuses were stuck to you solely for the disclosure of operational plans

[rotmistr60]

the contract price will be $ 46,3 million, but further expansion is expected. Deliveries will start after 2026

Well, what can we congratulate the Israeli company on winning the tender for the Americans, Swedes and Norwegians. For the sake of the future confrontation, the Estonians even found a considerable sum by their standards. I think that the location of the Estonian coastal complexes will be taken into account by the Russian side.

[Ross xnumx]

Quote: rotmistr60

I think that the location of the Estonian coastal complexes will be taken into account by the Russian side.

Here I found interesting material about Russian altruism:

Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on energy urged not to put Ukraine in a difficult position, despite the difficulties in relations between the countries.
Vladimir Putin said that Gazprom must continue to fulfill its obligations on supplies to Ukraine, and asked not to undermine the company's credibility as a reliable partner:

Maybe the GDP is worth giving guarantees to this country in terms of non-aggression? Let the poor fellows develop the economy and do not doggle with Russia about whether, for no reason, or at someone's instigation ...

[rotmistr60]

Yes, I watched this performance. Personally, I did not like this proposal. But there he also said that pumping through Ukraine is fraught with consequences due to the deterioration of the pipe. Roughly literally: "In case of pressure increase, it can break through somewhere, but this is undesirable." Now rack your brains - we will save hostile state or what?

[Ross xnumx]

Quote: rotmistr60

Personally, I did not like this proposal.

I don’t like the offer of sponsoring “not brothers” at all. Why the hell should we waste money when the country has a disgusting, shameful situation with medical institutions? You cannot imagine that people simply do not want to go to use the services of medicine for minor (not fatal) ailments. Suffer to the last. And for many months they wait in line to see a specialist who does not give any guarantee for recovery. About ten years ago I was treated in a polyclinic for osteochondrosis. It turns out that in addition to physical exercises on the rug, I exist for FREE !!! procedures with a swimming pool, sauna and light sleep ... But we have a wide range of different microwave mechanisms, after which the condition may worsen, and the attending physician will wonder why you did not stop the prescribed procedures immediately after the appearance of unpleasant sensations ...
But ... we are more interested in how the Taliban and ISIS are there, although:

Please note that the following extremist and terrorist organizations are prohibited in the Russian Federation: “Jehovah's Witnesses”, the National Bolshevik Party, the Right Sector, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, DAISH) , Jabhat Fath al-Sham, Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaida, UNA-UNSO, Taliban, Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Misanthropic Division, Brotherhood by Korchinsky, "Trident them. Stepan Bandera "," Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists "(OUN).

Or whether the Nazi evil spirits in Ukraine have stopped writhing from the frost ... Or why the loud barking from Poland and the Baltic States is dying down ... Or how the GDP calmed down gas prices on the European exchanges with its performance ...

[Santa Fe]

Why the hell do we have to waste money when the country has a disgusting, shameful situation with medical institutions? You can’t imagine that people just don’t want to go and use the services.

The eternal complaints of the plebs, who are not interested in anything but how to fill their belly and go to free doctors. And take a mortgage

Strong people did not make their way to the top of life in order to listen to this endless chatter.

They have higher and more worthy goals. Cut a map of the world, create alliances, wage wars, manage territories and resource flows. This is the scale. This is really interesting

[Oleg Olkha]

“According to the country's naval commander Juri Saska,“ the missiles will become part of the armament of a new unit that will be formed in the near future ”... The unit will be formed by the time the first missile systems are delivered to Estonia, that is, by the second half of 2023. "Amazing efficiency, the land version was apparently worked out on the Finnish contract ... https: //eadaily.com/ru/news/2021/10/07/

[Ross xnumx]

Estonia buys Israeli Blue Spear anti-ship missiles

Some people think that Estonia has lost hope that it will be towed to some Scandinavian country ... Russia is not going to attack "this" NATO member in the near future, especially from land ...

[Cat Alexandrovich]

"In the near future" write ... Duc and they will not receive missiles in the near future! Fifty, fifty!

[voyaka uh]

Why Estonia chose these missiles is clear:
Estonians look back at Finnish friends who chose Gabriel-5 for their missile boats.

[Dym71]

Quote: voyaka uh

Estonians look back at Finnish friends

An Estonian and a Finn are sitting fishing. Estonian says:
- Badly!
Finn an hour later:
- What is wrong?
Estonian in an hour:
- It's bad that you are sleeping with my wife ...
Finn an hour later:
- I do not understand you, she likes you, but you are bad ...

[Cowbra]

Brakes! There, the United States is selling two aircraft carriers. At the center of the piece is Kitty Hawk and Kennedy.

[Cat Alexandrovich]

This is for Ukraine, for its Azov fleet.

[Cowbra]

And then! The barge with kavunami must be guarded

[APASUS]

The missile uses an active radar homing head, "precise navigation and reliable communications." It is emphasized that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system is immune to electronic warfare systems.

What are these active control systems that are not influenced by electronic warfare? Wood burning and incandescent

[Shahno]

That is, it buys. And not something from Israel.

[askort154]

Estonia is subsidized by the EU for 2,5%. and gives almost everything to NATO. So he pays nothing out of his personal pocket. It was Israel that got a head start on the NATO purse. But the rockets are serious. Finns and Estonians completely cover the "Gulf of Finland" with them.

[Victorio]

Quote: askort154

Finns and Estonians completely cover the "Gulf of Finland" with them.

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and what, the second blockade of Leningrad will be provided?

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

and what, the second blockade of Leningrad will be provided?

Yes, as part of NATO forces.

[Victorio]

Quote: Ratmir_Ryazan

and what, the second blockade of Leningrad will be provided?

Yes, as part of NATO forces.

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well, yes, we will supply the blockade of St. Petersburg with the sea

[t-12]

Almost 250 million tons of cargo is transported through the St. Petersburg ports, a third of the total cargo turnover. If the Black Sea straits are closed at the same time, Russia will have a hard time.

[gregor6549]

And why should they? They would have avoided their blockade. By the way, about the blockade. If the USSR had not started the unprovoked bombing of Helsinki a few days after the German attack on the USSR, then the Finns would hardly have begun hostilities against the USSR and the blockade of Leningrad would most likely have been avoided.
Well, when they were bombed, the Finns had no choice but to start hostilities against the USSR. At the same time, the ultimate goal of these actions was to recapture the territory of Finland conquered by the USSR in 1939. When the goal was achieved, the Finns stopped and did not go further, although Hitler seriously put pressure on them.

[Aleksandr97]

On September 12, 1940, an agreement was signed in Helsinki on the transit of German troops through Finnish territory.
On September 21, 1940, the first German transports with troops and weapons arrived at the Finnish port of Vaasa on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia.

After several meetings of representatives of Germany and Finland, on May 25-28, 1941 in Salzburg and Zossen in the presence of the Chief of the General Staff of the Finnish Army, General Erik Heinrichs, the chief of the operations department, Colonel Kust Tapol and three more representatives of the Finnish Armed Forces, on the one hand, and Field Marshal Keitel, generals Jodl and Halder on the German side, there was a final agreement on plans for joint operations, the timing of mobilization and the start of the offensive.
The Finnish troops had to go into action 14 days after the start of the German invasion - as evidenced by Franz Halder, a participant in these events. (That is, if you count from June 22, then July 6.)

- On June 5, 1941, Mannerheim had a conversation with General Talvela, who was assigned to command the VI Corps, where Mannerheim was tasked with advancing in the Leningrad direction. In his memoirs, Talvela writes:
“The Marshal announced to me when I arrived at him that Germany would one of these days launch an attack on the Soviet Union ... that the Germans did not ask us for anything else but to strike a powerful blow in the direction of Leningrad. He announced the creation of a special group to carry out this strike and asked me to command it, asking if I wish it. I got up with lightning speed from my chair and said: "Yes, this is the greatest moment in my life."

[gregor6549]

Yes, they threw me a lot of cons. But I did not expect another reaction from the "defenders of historical truth", and the disadvantages are such a familiar thing.
But here is a slightly different opinion than that of Alexander Solonin. Namely, the opinion of his namesake Mark Solonin https://history.wikireading.ru/4502.
Of course, there will be a lot of people who will foaming at the mouth to prove that M. Solonin is not an "official historian" like the respected Alexei Isaev, which means there is zero faith in him.
Well, it's like someone.
For example, I completely agree with many of his judgments on the Great Patriotic War, including on the relations between the USSR and Finland during the Winter 1939 and during the Great Patriotic War. Moreover, many times I had the opportunity to discuss these issues with the participants in those events.

[gregor6549]

The rocket is very serious. The fact that she bypassed the Saab RBS-15 Mk 3 + / 4 in the competition, the USA with Harpoon Block II and Norway with Kongsberg NSM speaks volumes.
In addition, the missile has a multispectral active radar seeker, which makes it very resistant to the effects of electronic warfare systems. And if we add that the Israelis, apparently, used Australian experience in the development of missiles - Nulka traps, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j66ZvGGErQ, which provide the formation of a false / virtual image of the target aside from the true goal, the assertion that this anti-ship missile will be a tough nut to crack for shipborne air defense / missile defense systems is not groundless.
Well, the fact that this RCC was chosen by the Finns, in spite of the similar Swedish and Norwegian RCC, also speaks volumes. The Finns are tight-fisted guys, their defense budget is not the largest in Scandinavia and therefore they try to spend their money with feeling, sense and consistency. Well, Estonia is trying to measure its decisions in terms of defense as far as possible with Finland.

[poquello]

Quote: gregor6549

And if we add that the Israelis, apparently, used the Australian experience in the creation of this anti-ship missile system

)))))))))))) Why Australian? "this hare is three hundred years old," well, not three hundred, but at least ten years old

[Shiden]

At least one intelligible comment or a set of humor due to the fact that the mind is not enough to write a smart comment. This is how you need to write a comment briefly, intelligibly and with analysis and not shine with your sparkling humor.

[Klingon]

5G GSM is it controlled by 5G ??

[gregor6549]

Naturally. On the flight path, the missiles are placed in advance on the water with 5G GSM telecommunication towers and the rocket flies from tower to tower, periodically calling them and learning the latest gossip about the location of enemy ships. Well, the last tower is set already on the target ship so that the poor anti-ship missile does not miss.

[Klingon]

Did you notice too? Uryakly do not understand humor

[And Us Rat]

Quote: Klingon

5G GSM is it controlled by 5G ??

Yeah, and along the way he chips everyone with co-shaped chips from Bill Geitz.

[Normann]

And the creators of electronic warfare systems are aware that it

unresponsive

[shahor]

Quote: Normann

And the creators of electronic warfare systems are aware that it
unresponsive

I know. Therefore, the British also bought this rocket under a different name. And don't forget Rafael's Sea Breaker. There is a combined IR-optoelectronic guidance in the image of the target. The missile's memory is loaded with silhouettes-images of naval targets. Well, there is the aircraft carrier Ford, Arleigh Burke, for example. As in the case of NSM, you can choose to hit a specific point on the target.

[Normann]

But other types of missiles cannot do that)))

[Maxwrx]

It is unclear why such a range. The Gulf of Finland needs to close the maximum 150 km. 300 km - this will fly to Sweden.

[Roman1970_1]

That the Swedes would be a little afraid

[poquello]

Quote: MaxWRX

It is unclear why such a range. The Gulf of Finland needs to close the maximum 150 km. 300 km - this will fly to Sweden.

they will shoot them back, retreating along the Georgian military road

[fa2998]

Such a "toy" completely covers the Baltic Sea - from St. Petersburg to Sweden when based on the shores of Estonia. Additional goals, you need to think about how to secure the Baltic Fleet

[saygon66]

-It's interesting ... What is the principle of choosing the names for the technique? "Sad Spear" ... Somehow not very good - for a rocket!

[agoran]

Wings-wings, but legs (s) m / f.
What kind of missiles are you talking about?
The Pskov Airborne Division will be in Paldiski in a couple of hours.
Kirdyk to your missiles.

[poquello]

Quote: agoran

Wings-wings, but legs (s) m / f.
What kind of missiles are you talking about?
The Pskov Airborne Division will be in Paldiski in a couple of hours.
Kirdyk to your missiles.

this is different, not a Jewish method

[gregor6549]

That is, if this division is allowed. Indeed, in order to conduct a successful airborne operation, it is necessary to ensure complete air supremacy on the flight route of transport workers and over the landing area of ​​the paratroopers. But whether it will be possible to ensure such domination is a big question.

[gregor6549]

That is, if this division is allowed. Indeed, in order to conduct a successful airborne operation, it is necessary to ensure complete air supremacy on the flight route of transport workers and over the landing area of ​​the paratroopers. But whether it will be possible to ensure such domination is a big question.

[ÖselViking]

By the way, the range of these missiles is quite enough to the place of deployment of the Pskov division.