page_title: Aster (missile family)
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Aster (missile family) / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: The MBDA Aster 30 of the Republic of Singapore Air Force displayed in Singapore Air Show 2020.
context_page_description: The Aster missile series, primarily comprising the Aster 15 and Aster 30 are a family of vertically launched surface-to-air missiles. The name "Aster" originates from the mythical Greek archer named Asterion, Asterion likewise receiving his name from the ancient Greek word aster, meaning "star". Aster is manufactured by Eurosam, a European consortium consisting of MBDA France, MBDA Italy and the Thales Group. The missile is designed to intercept and destroy a wide range of air threats, such as supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles at very low altitude and fast flying, high performance aircraft or missiles.
  Aster is primarily operated by France, Italy, and the United Kingdom and is an integrated component of the PAAMS air-defence missile system, known in the Royal Navy as Sea Viper. As the principal weapon of the PAAMS system, Aster equips the Type 45 destroyers and the Horizon class frigates. Aster also equips the French and Italian FREMM multipurpose frigates, though they will not be operating as part of a PAAMS air-defence suite itself but through Franco-Italian specific declinations of this suite.
caption: The MBDA Aster 30 of the Republic of Singapore Air Force displayed in Singapore Air Show 2020.
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