Multi Ammunition Softkill System

MASS decoy launcher of a Hamina-class missile boat.

MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) is a naval self-defence system produced by Rheinmetall of Germany. It is connected to the ship's sensors and protects ships from attacks by advanced, sensor-guided missiles by launching decoys that operate in all relevant wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum: ultraviolet, electro-optical, laser, infrared, and radar. MASS can be either plugged into the command and control module of a naval vessel, or operate autonomously.

Rheinmetall Defence has stated that "MASS has attracted orders from 9 nations, for 130 launchers, on 15 different classes of naval vessels" as of 31 March 2009. As of 3 March 2011, this has been expanded to a total order of at least 172 units.[1] Roughly one year later, on the 17 April 2012, the total was 186 launchers for 22 different classes of vessels in 11 different nations.

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  1. ↑ "Full-speed ahead for MASS". www.rheinmetall-detec.de. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Adquisicion de lanzadores de senuelos MASS". Defensa.com (ADN - agencias ed.). Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  3. ↑ "Rheinmetall receives order from South Korea". www.rheinmetall-detec.de. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
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