Luftvernmissil 73

The Luftvernmissil 73 was introduced as a medium range Surface-To-Air Missile, based on the Himmelbue AAM, introduced in 1973 as part of the Luftvernsystem Vaktmann 73. The missiles are equipped with a semi-active radar homing seeker using a monopulse guide instead of the usual conic scan. It was also adapted for Naval use in box and later vertical launch configurations.