MANSUP

National Anti-Ship Missile (Portuguese: Míssil Antinavio Nacional, MANSUP) also named AV-RE40 —previously known as MAN-1— is a Brazilian anti-ship missile developed by SIATT for the Brazilian Navy. The design aims to achieve performance similar to MBDA MM40 Exocet Block II.

History
A mock-up of the Brazilian Navy and Avibras project for an anti-ship missile inspired by the AM39 Exocet was shown in April 2011 during Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD) exhibition in Rio de Janeiro.

An initial asset of R$50 million was sponsored by the Brazilian Navy, through the Directorate of Navy Weapons Systems, contracts were signed on 5 and 6 December 2011, with Mectron and Avibras, respectively. Program participants were assigned according to their specialties, Mectron being assigned to prototype development, Avibras to rocket engine development, Omnisys to seeker-head development and Atech to project accompaniment management.

In 2013, Omnisys concluded the missile seeker PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and started to test all subsystem parts. Development of an air launched variant of the missile called Missil Antinavio Nacional lancado por Aeronaves (MANAER) commenced in February 2014.

On November 27, 2018 the first missile prototype was fired from the Brazilian Navy corvette Barroso. On March 20, 2019, a second launch was carried out by the frigate Independência (F44). A third prototype was fired once again by the F44 on July 10.

On September 20, 2022, the Navy conducted the fourth launch of MANSUP from the frigate Constituição (F42), as part of the qualifying campaign, ahead of the series produced missiles.

On April 27, 2023, the Navy conducted the fifth test launch of MANSUP.

On 29 September 2023, EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates became a partner in the project, with the acquisition of 50% stake of SIATT, former Mectron. On 14 November 2023, EDGE announced at the Dubai Air Show, an extendend range of MANSUP, with a maximum range of 200 km. The MANSUP-ER was acquired by the Brazilian and United Arab Emirates navies in 2023.

On February 2024, the Brazilian Navy conducted the sixth test launch of MANSUP, with a hit on target, as reported by the Navy commander Marcos Sampaio Olsen. In the same month the Navy conducted a SINKEX with the former RFA Sir Galahad and it is unclear whether the boat was targeted by the referred MANSUP missile.

Operators

 * 🇧🇷: Brazilian Navy – MANSUP and MANSUP-ER
 * United Arab Emirates Navy – MANSUP and MANSUP-ER