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Air defenceSince 2001
Surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile
Aster (missile family) is a surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile originating in France & Italy. It was built by MBDA (prime contractor) Thales Avio Roxel Eurosam GIE.
France & ItalyAster (missile family)
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France & Italy
Since 2001
See operators
Russo-Ukrainian war
1984–mid-1990s
MBDA (prime contractor) Thales Avio Roxel Eurosam GIE
Since mid-1990s
310 kg (680 lb) overall 107 kg (236 lb) dart 203 kg (448 lb) booster
4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) overall 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) dart 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) booster
180 mm (7.1 in) dart body 380 mm (15 in) booster
640 mm (25 in)
810 mm (32 in)
HE blast fragmentation
est. 15 kg (33 lb)
Impact / radio-frequency proximity fuze
Solid-propellant , two-stage rocket motor
< 30 km (19 mi)
13,000 m (42,651 ft) general targets 14,000 m (45,932 ft) supersonic diving targets
Mach 3 (1,021 m/s; 3,349 ft/s)
ARH and INS with command updates
Janes
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Aster (missile family) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Italy
Morocco
SingaporeReported count for SAMP/T. Service scope: Republic of Singapore Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 12 launchers. Origin: France / 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.
UkraineReported count for SAMP/T. Service scope: Ukrainian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Italy / France. 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.