"Tunguska" and "Shilka" will be replaced by a new anti-aircraft complex
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A new anti-aircraft artillery system is being developed in the Russian Federation, which will replace the Tunguska and Shilka complexes, reports RIA News message from the head of the air defense forces Alexander Leonov.
Anti-aircraft complex "Tunguska"
“To replace our Tunguska and Shilka complexes, a new promising anti-aircraft artillery system in 57 mm caliber is being developed,” Leonov said, without specifying either the development timeline or the name of the new weapons.
Help Agency: "Shilka" is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with a quadruple automatic 23-mm cannon, which is designed to directly cover ground troops, destroy air targets at ranges up to 2,5 thousand meters and altitudes up to 1,5 thousand meters, flying at speeds up to 450 meters per second.
Anti-aircraft missile and gun complex "Tunguska" provides detection, identification, tracking and destruction of various types of air targets (helicopters, tactical aircraft aviation, cruise missiles, drones), as well as the destruction of surface and ground targets.
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