The LWT for the 21st century

LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO

Resulting from a Franco-Italian cooperation, the MU90 UNIQUE ENDURANCE

is the only totally new lightweight torpedo in the world.
Designed and built with the most advanced technology, the MU90 UNIQUE VERY SHALLOW
is capable of countering any type of submarine, even if acoustically WATER CAPABILITY
coated, deep diving, fast evasive, deploying anti-torpedo effectors
HIGH ACOUSTIC COUNTER
or grounded in coastal areas. COUNTERMEASURE CAPABILITY
Its impressive embedded acoustic and dynamic capabilities also
allow the weapon to be used in anti-surface missions and, with UNIQUE RELEASE ALTITUDE
few adaptations, in anti-torpedo roles.
UNIQUE SAFETY LEVEL
Sea proven with more than 250 trials, including warshot firings,
and over 1,000 units produced, the MU90 guarantees full MU90 USERS’ CLUB
operational maturity and reliability. It is the deterrent weapon
to protect your maritime approaches and your naval forces
deployments.
KEY FEATURES
Propulsion system
The weapon is powered through a
silver oxide-aluminium (AgO-Al) sea-water
battery using dissolved sodium dioxide
powder as electrolyte and incorporating
an advanced closed-loop electrolyte
re-circulation system. The battery offers
depth-independent power and constant
THEORETICAL CHEMICAL ENERGY DENSITY COMPARISON
Silver oxide-aluminium (AgO-Al)
Silver oxide-zinc (AgO-Zn)
Silver chloride-magnesium (AgCl-Mg)
Lithium-polymer
OTTO fuel II
* Thermal motor: value indicated without Carnot limitation
Thanks to AgO-Al technology, power and
energy available within the MU90 are
beyond 110 kW and 12 kWh respectively.
It represents a spectacular breakthrough
in the lightweight torpedo field being
CHARACTERISTICS
Hull diameter / hull length / weight
Speed
Operational engagement distance
Minimum water depth at launch
Operational depth
Air deployment speed / altitude
energy performances. The torpedo is
propelled by an electronically controlled
high-RPM brushless motor driving
a cavitation free pump-jet. It allows
a continuously variable torpedo speed
automatically selected by the tactical
operation system and a very low engine
noise.
1,040 Wh/kg
490 Wh/kg
445 Wh/kg
600 Wh/kg
645 Wh/kg*
twice the value of all the other electrical when the torpedo has entered into
and thermal LWTs. It is this technology
which guarantees the MU90 an operational ■ the warhead is an insensitive munition
engagement distance beyond 12 km,
without compromising safety.
Variable stepless from 29 to > 50 kts
Acoustic seeker
The advanced acoustic seeker features
digital multi-preformed transmission
and reception beams. Its multi-frequency,
parallel processing and simultaneous
acoustic modes operation allow multi-
target tracking, classification and analysis:
■ operational bands > 4,
■ operational bandwidth > 10 kHz,
■ acoustics coverage 120°H x 70°V,
■ active detection range > 2,500 m,
■ echo sounding navigation,
■ simultaneous targets: up to 10.
Warhead
Ignited via an impact type exploder, the
direct energy shaped charge warhead is
composed of 32 kg of highly compressed
V350 explosive.
It is proven to penetrate any type of double
hull submarines and to grant depth-
independent target destruction capability.
Safety
The MU90 is the only totally safe LWT:
the AgO-Al battery electrolyte only starts
■
the sea water,
compliant with STANAG 4170 and 4439
requirements.
323.7 mm / 2,850 mm / 304 kg
> 12 km
25 m
From 3 to > 1,000 m
400 kts / 900 m
KEY FEATURES

Afterbody Energy Acoustic head

Propulsion Guidance and control Warhead

Surface and air launching systems
The MU90 can be operated without any
performance degradation from any type
of platform such as surface vessel, fixed
and rotary wing aircraft and missiles. It
features a unique and comprehensive
range of presets – including specific
confined water search modes – which
optimise target search and attack.
Whatever the surface or air platform,
DCNS offers a full range of launching
systems, from stand alone to fully
integrated solutions. All operational
modes and training functions are included
whatever the solution retained.

Integrated logistic support These innovative solutions significantly

An all-in-one automated support and test
equipment grants an easy maintenance
of the MU90 system throughout its
thirty year lifespan. The torpedo built-in
self-tests space the torpedo’s preventive
cycle out to 3.5 years for the B class
(assembled torpedo) and 10.5 years for the
C class (disassembled torpedo).
reduce infrastructure and human resources
needs, thus optimising the life cycle cost.
To insure a highly realistic training,
a cost-saving comprehensive training
package for on-board and ashore
installations is always offered with the
MU90 torpedo and its launching system.

MU90 users’ club

A club gathers all MU90 users dedicated to:
■ reducing logistics procurement costs,
■ exchanging technical data,
■ sharing sea trial results.
Every new customer can integrate the club
as full member or observer.
 – Photo credits: DCNS, French Navy, ECPAD. Printed on 100% recycled paper Oxygen Pure Silk, FSC certified.
> 1,000 torpedoes produced
> 250 sea trials (including warshots)
> 150 platforms equipped (surface and air)

Equipped navies

Marketing Department – September 2016 – Non-contractual document – Design:

MU90, a cooperation between

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