LFK NG

LFK NG
An LFK NG missile
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	Germany
Production history
Manufacturer	MBDA Germany, Diehl Defence
Specifications
Mass	28 kg
Length	1.8 m
Caliber	90 mm
Muzzle velocity	Up to Mach 2.2 (2,695 km/h)
Effective firing range	8 km
Maximum firing range	10km
Payload capacity	Up to 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) warhead
Guidance system	Infrared homing

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LFK NG from Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation ("New Generation Guided Missile") was a cancelled^[1] short-range surface-to-air missile system under development for the German Army by MBDA Germany and Diehl Defence as a replacement for its Roland air defence systems and as a part of the army's new SysFla air defence program to supplement the new Ozelot air defence systems. It was a variant of the IRIS-T missile.^[1]

Characteristics included a highly sensitive infrared homing seeker capable of identifying targets with an extremely low infrared signature, such as other missiles or UAVs, in addition to aircraft and helicopters, and a penetrator warhead to engage semi-armored targets such as gunship helicopters. The seeker was largely adopted by the IRIS-T missile.

The missile was to be launched vertically, e.g., from stationary launch platforms, trucks or armored vehicles such as the GTK Boxer and the Ozelot, or horizontally from helicopters such as the Eurocopter Tiger.

Being a part of Germany's SysFla project, the LFK NG was to be integrated into stationary and mobile air defence launch platforms. The project was cancelled c. 2011.^[1]

• Length: 1.8 m
• Caliber: 110 mm
• Range: 10,000 m
• Speed: Up to Mach 2.2
• Weight: 28 kg
• Warhead: 2.5 kg

• Machbet – (Israel)
• MEADS – the future air defence system of the German German Air Force.
• MANTIS – the very short-range protection system of the German Army within the "SysFla" program.
• SPYDER – (Israel)

• "LFK NG missile for air defence, military systems". MBDA Systems. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010.
• "Surface-to-air guided missiles". Diehl BGT Defence. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.