Turkey introduced its analogue of the anti-aircraft missile system Tor
The procurement department of the Turkish Ministry of Defense confirmed the readiness of the first local-made air defense and missile defense system. In parallel with statements of readiness, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and senior procurement officer of the Turkish Ministry of Defense Ismail Demir said that Ankara will place an order for mass production.
It is expected that the delivery of Hisar-A systems to the troops will begin in 2021. The system will be jointly launched by Aselsan, a military electronics company and rocket maker Roketsan.
Aselsan, the project’s general contractor, developed all the radar, command and control and communication systems under the Hisar-A program, and Roketsan acted as a subcontractor.
Hisar-A, according to manufacturers, "provides protection against all types of air targets thanks to the vertical launch of anti-missile systems." The complex includes a three-coordinate radar, a set of electro-optical sensors and a fire control system.
Analog "Thor"
In terms of tasks, the complex is comparable with the Russian Tor air defense system. It provides protection for important administrative and military facilities, including military bases, airports, seaports, covers military units during marching crossings. Hisar-A is designed to deal with helicopters and aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles and air-to-ground missiles.
Hisar is a family of short-range and long-range ground and air-based missile systems developed by Aselsan and Roketsan since 2007. It consists of HİSAR-A and the medium-range missile defense system HİSAR-O. Hisar-O air defense systems should occupy a niche similar to the one occupied by the Russian C-350 complex.
Ankara hopes to export Hisar-A air defense systems after it becomes operational with the Turkish army.
- emphasized one of the officials of the defense department in a commentary to the publication Defense News.
The main version of Hisar-A is based on the FNSS ACV-30 tracked chassis, equipped with four short-range missiles. Hisar-A uses KALKAN radar and an electro-optical / infrared (EO / IR) sensor system.
Minimum range: 2 km
Maximum range: 15 km
Minimum height: 30 meters
Maximum height: 5 km
HİSAR-O, in turn, is mounted on the Mercedes-Benz Zetros chassis.
Minimum range: 3 km
Maximum range: 25 + km
Minimum height: 50 meters
Maximum height: 15 km
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