1 photo

Documents

Air defense system

United Kingdom

MBDA

Land Ceptor (CAMM)

A British ground-based air-defense system built around MBDA's Common Anti-air Modular Missile, using soft vertical launch for 360-degree coverage. It replaced the Rapier system in British Army service as Sky Sabre.

In service since 2018 · 3 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗

Data confidence Last verified 2026-07-02 ·

Stub · 16%

km range

10,000

m altitude

targets

120

km radar

Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

UK export-licensed

Subject to UK SPIRE licensing (ECJU); generally available to allied states.

Channel: Government-to-government or direct

Fielded & proven

Limited · 3 operators

In service since 2018. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Competitive field

61 comparable systems from 26 other manufacturers

Counted in the WeaponSpecs database: air-defense systems built by another manufacturer that share at least one published role with this system. A count of what this catalog holds, not a survey of the whole market. See the alternatives →

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Compatible munitions & weapons

Publicly reported weapons the Land Ceptor (CAMM) can carry. Linked items have a full spec page.

CAMM

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Max speed (Mach) Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters.	3 Mach Stronger than 33% of air-defense systems
Engagement range Maximum distance at which an air-defense system can intercept targets. Higher covers more airspace.	25 km Stronger than 41% of air-defense systems
Engagement altitude Maximum target altitude the system can reach.	10,000 m Stronger than 25% of air-defense systems
Simultaneous targets Number of targets the system can engage at once. Higher resists saturation attacks.	24 Stronger than 84% of air-defense systems

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Firepower specifications
Main armament Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.	CAMM interceptor missile
Warhead type Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.	Fragmentation
Guidance How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.	Active radar homing, Two-way datalink

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Crew Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.	4

Sensors & avionics

Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.

Sensors & avionics specifications
Radar Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.	Saab Giraffe AMB radar
Radar range Published detection range against a typical fighter-sized target. Higher sees first.	120 km Stronger than 43% of air-defense systems
Sensors IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.	command and control post, electro-optical tracker
Datalink Network connectivity: Link 16, MADL, national datalinks. Enables cooperative engagement.	Two-way weapon datalink

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Program specifications
Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.	3 Stronger than 56% of air-defense systems

Specifications compiled from public MBDA and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

Compare with rivals