Britain and Poland are working on the CAMM-MR Project, an Hanud Missile with a Range of 100 Km

Britain and Poland have a track record in the development and production of anti-aircraft missiles (air defense). And currently, the two countries that are members of NATO are both operating the CAMM-ER missile. Poland is packing CAMM missiles in the Little Narew land defense system, while Britain is packing in the Sky Saber land defense system.

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And there is news that the UK and Poland are currently developing an advanced variant of the CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) missile, namely the CAMM-MR (Medium Range). The emphasis on the CAMM-MR is on an increased missile range, much further than the CAMM-ER (Extended Range) variant. If the CAMM-ER has a range of 45 km, then the CAMM-MR is projected to have a range of up to 100 km.

Even though the CAMM-MR has a longer range, the launch height and speed are relatively the same, that is, the glide height is up to 10 km and the speed is at the Mach 3 level.

Developed by MBDA UK and PGZ-Narew consortium (Poland), the CAMM-MR will reportedly be powered by a solid fuel engine. 

While other technical parameters have not changed much from the previous variant. In March 2022, Poland announced the deployment of CAMM-ER in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Development of the CAMM-MR will allow Warsaw to replace the legacy Soviet-era S-200 and S-125 surface-to-air missile systems.

Although from the aspect of weight the CAMM-MR will be heavier than the CAMM-ER, the CAMM-MR will still use an inertial guidance system with a mid-course update and active radar terminal homing.

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The launch model adopts a "cold launch" system (Soft Vertical Launch). The CAMM-ER missile weighs 160 kg, is 4.2 meters long and 190 mm in diameter. With supersonic speed (Mach 3), the CAMM-ER can chase targets up to a distance of 45 km.