PAAMS

"Sea Viper" redirects here. For the steel roller coaster at Sea World in Australia, see Sea Viper (roller coaster).

Italian Horizon-class destroyer Caio Duilio equipped with the PAAMS(E) integrated anti-aircraft warfare system

The Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS) is a joint programme developed by France, Italy, and the United Kingdom for an integrated anti-aircraft warfare system. The prime contractor is EUROPAAMS, a joint venture between Eurosam (66%) and UKAMS (33%). In the United Kingdom, PAAMS has been given the designation Sea Viper.[1]

The system equips the Horizon-class frigates in French and Italian service as well as the British Type 45 destroyers.

  1. ^ "Who dares wins - Royal Navy's newest warship arrives at her Portsmouth home" (Press release). BVT Surface Fleet. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.