In 2011, the ๐จ๐ฟ#Czech company #Retia presented a demonstrator of the upgraded 2K12 #Kub complex. The main change was the replacement of the original #3M9M3 missiles with ๐ฎ๐น#Italian #MBDA #Aspide 2000 missiles, which are based on the ๐บ๐ธ#US AIM-9E #Sparrow.
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The missiles have maximum speed of Mach 4, range of 25km and have a 32kg warhead.
Missiles were now housed in compact launch containers, thus eliminating the need for constant loading onto launch rails and stacking on transport/loading vehicles. SURNCZ radar was used for guidance
Missiles were now housed in compact launch containers, thus eliminating the need for constant loading onto launch rails and stacking on transport/loading vehicles. SURNCZ radar was used for guidance
This modernized complex has never been accepted into service by the ๐จ๐ฟ#Czech Army, and currently the original 2K12 Kub is waiting to be replaced by the ๐ฎ๐ฑ#Israeli #Spyder system by #Rafael on the #Tatra 815-7 chassis.
Anyway, such ๐จ๐ฟ#Czech 2K12 Kub modernization can serve ๐บ๐ฆ#Ukraine as a basis for the integration of Western missiles on the old Soviet AA systems.
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