Mobile installations "Dzhigit" based on MANPADS "Igla-S" seen in service with the troops of Thailand
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Based on the Igla-S MANPADS, which is very popular on the world market, Russian designers created the Dzhigit launcher, designed to destroy air targets from mobile or stationary platforms.
This system was seen in service with the troops of Thailand. In January 2021, the Navy of this country acquired five Djigit launchers for a total of $8,2 million. The systems transferred under this contract are installed on locally produced Thairung Transformer 4x4 vehicles (the model was developed based on Toyota Hilux), reinforced with armor.
According to the Rosoboronexport website, the use of twin launchers makes it possible to increase the probability of hitting a target by one and a half times due to firing missiles in one gulp. The mass of the system without missiles is 128 kg, the calculation is 1-2 people. Serbian developers developed this idea by creating a heavier version - the MTU-4 quad installation.
"Dzhigit" was developed in the 1990s and during this time was purchased by a number of countries (Singapore, Libya, Iraq, Syria). In the Russian army, this air defense system, distinguished by its high mobility, did not become widespread, although the Ministry of Defense, long before the start of the special operation, began to form highly maneuverable units moving in cars.
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