Developed under contract to the UK MoD, and taking full account of the Royal Navy’s unparalleled undersea warfare expertise, the Spearfish heavyweight torpedo offers unsurpassed speed, endurance, manoeuvrability, intelligence and stealth to defeat the most sophisticated submarine and surface threats. Effective in both oceanic and littoral environments, it is the world’s most advanced submarine launched anti-submarine and anti-ship guided weapon.
Capitalising on experience gained from both the highly successful Sting Ray lightweight and the Tigerfish heavyweight torpedoes, Spearfish incorporates the latest computer technology in acoustic processing and tactical control, enabling it to accomplish its attack entirely autonomously.
Once launched, Spearfish has an inherent capability to operate autonomously. Using a wire command and control link, Spearfish can exchange information with the launch submarine at long distances to provide and receive continuous situation updates.
Powered by a high efficiency gas turbine engine driving a ducted pump jet propulsor, Spearfish is capable of variable speeds. Ultra quiet at low speed ensuring maximum discretion and optimum passive search capability, its high power density enables Spearfish to attain exceptional sprint speed in the terminal stage of an attack.
Highly effective against all known and predicted submarine and surface targets, including countermeasures, the operational software allows tactical flexibility, whilst its built-in stretch potential permits through-life upgrading to counter changing threats.
Capable of prosecuting attacks from long range, Spearfish perfectly complements the powerful sonar and combat control capability of the modern submarine.
