Composition of the Turkish skyguard system is most likely:
2 GDF Oerlikon twin 35mm with AHEAD
1 Towed short range AD missile unit (indigenous)
1 Aselsan search & fire control radar (indigenous)
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Re: Turkish skyguard system
October 18 2009, 4:00 AM
That's a bad-ass fire control radar.
Turk Bir Dev
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The formation of Turkey's airdefence systems get more and more shape.
For the LALADMIS project (short range airdefence missile) the South African Umkhonto IR missile looks to be the one, negotiations continue (range 12km, ceiling 8km)
The MALADMIS project (medium range airdefence missile) will most likely become the BAMSE RBS-23 missile (range 20km, ceiling 15km)
Aselsan/FNSS launch vehicle
Other airdefence project, the SPAAG project
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Turkiye Turklerindir (Mustafa Kemal Ataturk)
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Turkey is using some indigenous input and purchase technology to fill the missing.
The idea is to upgrade 118 GDF twin guns for ahead ammo in cooperation with oerlikon, use an Aselsan radar/Firecontrol unit (57 systems). Roketsan is tasked with designing a VLS system (45 systems). Since negotiations with Denel on the Umkhonto IR missile are in a far state we can assume that this missile will be produced by Roketsan with either license or tech transfer.
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Turkiye Turklerindir (Mustafa Kemal Ataturk)
Power is the ultimate afrodisiak (Henry kissinger)
We have been developing AAA systems over the past 20 years, notably the Artemis-30. Today we are protecting our AFB's with the newly upgraded Skyguard/Velos systems complemented by the ingenous Artmenis-30. How about you? Still using the old 12,7mm?
Turkish AAA junk
This message has been edited by VII_PZ_DIV on Oct 20, 2009 6:26 PM
The 30mm barrel is from Mauser, of course. The Electro-optics, sights hydraulic system and chasis were designed by HAI. That was in 1988, 21 years before you decide to make your stuff.
Seriously, drop this defence conversation and stick to your camel rental business for tourists.
This message has been edited by VII_PZ_DIV on Oct 20, 2009 7:02 PM