The new version of the Gepard 3.9 warship that Russia wants to sell to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries is equipped with a powerful missile system.
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| Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the LIMA 2017 exhibition in Langkawi, Malaysia, Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Commission for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) Mikhail Petukhov said that a number of countries in Southeast Asia have shown interest in Russian Navy weapons, including submarines and missile systems. In the photo, the Russian-made Gepard 3.9 11661E warship used by the Vietnamese Navy participates in the LIMA 2017 parade. Photo source: Army Recognition |
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| In the photo, a senior officer of the Vietnamese Navy expressed interest in naval equipment from the Zelenodolsk shipyard, Republic of Tartastan, Russian Federation. Photo source: Zelenodolsk |
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| At the LIMA exhibition, Russia continued to introduce several versions of warships to Vietnam and Southeast Asian countries. These include the ship classes that Russia is providing to Vietnam, including Gepard 3.9 and Project 12418 Molniya. In addition, Russia also introduced the Project 22160 patrol ship version. Photo source: Yandex |
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| Surprisingly, in addition to the Gepard 3.9 version that Russia sold to Vietnam, LIMA 2017 also introduced for the first time a modernized version of the Gepard 3.9 weapon with an armed system superior to the Vietnamese model. Photo source: Yandex |
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| In the photo is the Gepard 3.9 Project 11661E model that Russia recently introduced at LIMA 2017. It stands out with two vertical missile launch systems replacing the Palma-SU gun mount and the Uran-E missile tilting launcher on Vietnam's Gepard ship. According to some sources, this version is said to use the Kalibr-NK cruise missile complex and the Redut air defense missile. Photo source: Yandex |
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| Among them, Kalibr-NK is not a strange name, at the end of 2015, Russia surprised the world by firing Kalibr missiles into Syria from a distance of 1,500km. Of course, the export version will have to reduce the firing range to less than 300km. In the photo, the UKSK VLS vertical launcher used to launch Kalibr-NK - this type of launcher will be installed on the new version of Gepard 3.9. Photo source: Russia 24 |
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| It is possible that the Gepard 3.9 will carry 8 UKSK launchers - equivalent to the Gepard 11661K version named Dagestan currently operating in the Caspian Fleet, Russian Navy. Photo source: defense.ru |
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| According to the manufacturer, the Kalibr-NK cruise missile complex can integrate many types of missiles to serve many different missions, including: 3M-54TE anti-ship missiles with a range of 220km and a supersonic speed of Mach 2.9; 3M-14TE land-attack missiles with a range of 300km; 91RTE2 anti-submarine missiles with a range of 40-50km. Photo source: Bastion-karpenko |
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| The integration of the Kalibr-NK complex onto the Gepard 3.9 is not a new initiative, but the introduction of the Redut air defense missile system onto the Gepard is truly a first. Previously, Redut had only been integrated into the new generation Project 22380 and 22350 frigates of the Russian Navy. In the photo, the Redut vertical missile launcher on the 22380 ship. Photo source: Saidpvo |
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| Redut is the naval version of the S-350E Vityaz medium-range air defense missile system being developed by Almaz-Antey. Surprisingly, while the army version has not yet entered service, the naval version is already in combat. In the photo, a close-up of the Redut launcher when firing a missile. Photo source: rosinform |
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| There is not much information about the technical and tactical features of Redut VLS, only that they are equipped with 9M96E sea-to-air missiles with a range of about 12-120km, combat altitude of 10m to 30km. Or equipped with short-range 9M100 missiles with a range of 10-15km. Photo source: Topwar |
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| The basic artillery firepower will probably not change much, the new Gepard 3.9 version will still use the AK-630 high-speed artillery system and the AK-176 multi-purpose naval gun - however, it could be the AK-176MA model with a beveled turret to increase the ability to scatter radar waves. Photo source: flotprom.ru |
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