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TorpedoesIn service
Lightweight ASW torpedo
A244 torpedo is a lightweight ASW torpedo originating in Italy. It was built by Leonardo.
AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · A244/S Mod 3 torpedo, exactly the single nearest foreground black torpedo on the source photograph: rounded black nose pointing right, long black cylindrical body, tapered left tail with its visible propeller and control surfaces. Retain the same oblique side angle. Exterior details are illustrative, not specification evidence.
ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph; reference source: Leonardo group, credited by Weaponsystems.net · https://weaponsystems.net/system/1189-A244; original reference copyright remains with its rights holder. · ForceTally · All rights reserved · Source ↗ · ModifiedLightweight ASW torpedo
Italy
1982
Leonardo
254 kg (560 lb)
2.75 m (9.0 ft)
324 mm (12.8 in)
13.5 km (7.3 nmi)
6 to 6.5 km for Mod 0 through Mod 2, 13.5 km for Mod 3
High explosive STANAG 4439 and MURAT-2 compliant
45.4 kg (100 lb)
Impact and proximity
Contra-rotating direct-drive brushless electric motor
AgCl-Mg battery
10 m to >600 m
30–39 kn (56–72 km/h)
Active/passive acoustic homing
CIACIO-S seeker
Surface ships and aircraft
Algerian National Navy
Argentine Navy
Bangladesh Navy
People's Liberation Army Navy
Chilean Navy
Ecuadorian Navy
Indian Navy
Indonesian Navy
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Libyan Navy
Royal Malaysian Navy
Nigerian Navy
Pakistan Navy
Peruvian Navy
Polish Navy
Republic of Singapore Navy
Swedish Navy
Republic of China Navy
Turkish Navy
Ukrainian Navy
United Arab Emirates Navy
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.324 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
A244 torpedo equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for A244-S. Service scope: Royal Malaysian Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 75. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Algerian National Navy, Argentine Navy, Bangladesh Navy, People's Liberation Army Navy, Chilean Navy, Ecuadorian Navy, Indian Navy, Indonesian Navy, Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Libyan Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, Nigerian Navy, Pakistan Navy, Peruvian Navy, Polish Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy, Swedish Navy, Republic of China Navy, Turkish Navy, Ukrainian Navy, United Arab Emirates Navy, Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
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