Poland and the Czech Republic proposed options for modernization of the Cube air defense system

29 September 2010 1

The US company Raytheon and the Polish WZU-2 have developed their own version of the modernization of self-propelled 2-12 anti-aircraft missile systems "Cube", reports Lenta.ru referring to Jane's Defense Weekly.

In the future, the Czech company Retia can also offer its own option for upgrading Cubes. It is possible that one of the options for the modernization of the air defense system can be ordered by the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic.

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The Czech Defense Ministry intends to launch a Soviet-made Cuba modernization program, which will be completed by 2015. Financing of the program will be about one billion CZK (46 million dollars). According to Raytheon, the Czech modernization of the anti-aircraft complex includes more advanced equipment, but it costs much more than the Polish version.

The basis of the modernization of "Cubes" will be the replacement of all analog equipment to digital. In this case, the launchers in the Polish version of the modernization and in the Czech Republic are supposed to equip American missiles RIM-7M Sea Sparrow, produced by Raytheon. The US company will be engaged in the replacement of propulsion systems and rocket batteries, and will also provide technical support up to the 2025 year.

Presumably, the Polish and Czech modernization proposal will attract the interest of those countries that are already armed with the Kub air defense system and which intend to extend their service life. Among the most likely customers are the Czech Republic, India and Egypt. In India, a partial replacement of obsolete "Cubes" on the Akash national development SAM system is currently underway.