Azerbaijan to Buy Aster and VL MICA Air Defense Systems from France
Baku / 03.12.18 / Turan: Baku and Paris have agreed in principle to supply Aster 30 Samp / T and VL MICA air defense missile systems to Azerbaijan. This is stated in the message of Azeri Defense, close to the Military-Industrial Complex of Azerbaijan.
The manufacturer of the VL Mica system is MBDA Systems, a representative of which informed the publication that negotiations on procurement had begun in 2014. The Azerbaijani side got acquainted with the tactical and technical data of these systems and was pleased. The value of the transaction is not reported.
According to international sources, the short-range anti-aircraft missile system VL MICA (Vertical Launch MICA) is an air defense system for ground forces, air bases, command posts and surface ships from cruise missiles, guided bombs, airplanes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
VL MICA can be land and sea based. Missiles of this system can intercept a target at an altitude of up to 10 km.
The SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system is designed to provide air defense of troops and mechanized formations on the march, as well as to cover objects from a wide range of aerial targets - starting from tactical cruise missiles to all types of aircraft and helicopters.
The creator of this complex is the European consortium Eurosam.
The SAMP / T complex is in service in France and in Italy and is an important element of the unified NATO missile defense system designed to intercept ballistic missiles.
SAMP-T has a high rate of fire and minimal response time (8 missiles can be launched in just 10 seconds), while the complex is able to simultaneously accompany up to 10 different targets and is controlled by a crew of 2 people.
The range of destruction of air targets:
- Airplanes - 3-100 km.
- Ballistic missiles - 3-35 km.
The height of the defeat of air targets - up to 25 km.
The detection range of targets such as TBR - 600 km. -02D-
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