ZIPKIN (gaff) Pedestal Mounted Stinger System

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ZIPKIN Pedestal Mounted Stinger System Made by Aselsan ( Turkey )


Pedestal Mounted Stinger System, ZIPKIN, is a fully automated VSHORAD firing unit using Stinger missiles. The main mission of ZIPKIN, is the low level air defence of fixed locations of strategic importance, like radar, air bases and harbours.

Besides autonomous operation, the system architecture of ZIPKIN provides coordinated operation with C3I System and other air defence assets. In remote control mode, the Optical Target Designator is used for the System to be directed automatically towards the coordinates that the commander is tracking.

The Fire Control Computer has a flexible software/hardware infrastructure in order to meet the future mission requirements that may evolve. This flexible infrastructure of ZIPKIN enables the integration of different SHORAD/VSHORAD missiles besides Stinger. Additionally, it is possible to adapt the system for different platforms according to different mission requirements. ZIPKIN is based on a four wheel drive Land Rover Vehicle and it is operated with a two-men crew; the gunner and the driver (gunner assistant)

ZIPKIN can easily be loaded into and transported by C-130 and C-160 aircrafts. Hence, it can quickly be transported to the required tactical location.

ZIPKIN has been subjected to extensive tests and performance evaluations in consideration of possible battlefield conditions. ZIPKIN has performed direct hits in all live firings to stationary and mobile targets.



General Specifications:
- 4 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles,
- 12.7 mm. automatic Machine Gun for self defence and missile dead zone coverage,
- Passive surveillance, acquisition and tracking sensors, incorporating thermal and daylight TV cameras,
- Multi-pulse Laser Range Finder for target ranging,
- Fire control computer providing fully automated system ********s such as:

-- Turret slewing to the target coordinates assigned by C3I System,
-- Automatic target tracking,
-- Target type recognition,
-- "Target in Range" warning if the target is within the missile firing range,
-- Automatic super elevation and lead angles insertion.

- IFF system providing interrogation for friend or foe,
- Detachable System Control Unit which can be used to operate the system either from inside or 50 meters away from the vehicle,
- Light-weight, autonomous turret, which can be integrated on various types of carrier vehicles.
- Superiorities over MANPADS;

-- Coordinated Operation with Command Control Systems
-- Operation at Day/Night and Adverse Weather Conditions
-- Improved Reaction Time
-- Higher Hit Probability
-- High Fire Power
-- Fully Automated Operation
-- High Mobility

 

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Following an international competition,the Royal Netherlands Army selected a new version of the Aselsan low-level air defence system to meet its future operational requirements. This is being shown for the first time outside Turkey on stand C18/4. Eighteen launchers have been ordered, and German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann is prime contractor.

A pre-series turret has now been delivered to Germany. This remote-controlled, low-profile turret has a total of four Stinger fire-and-forget surface-to-air missiles in the ready-to-launch position, with a sensor pod mounted in between. This will be integrated onto the Fennek light armoured reconnaissance vehicle, which is already in service with France and Germany fitted with a retractable mast-mounted sensor pod.

Aselsan is in quantity production of two different versions of this low-level air defence system to meet local requirements. These are the Atilgan and Zipkin, with the former having the remote launcher integrated on a M113 series tracked chassis with a total of eight Stinger missiles in the ready-to-launch position and a crew of three. Zipkin is based on a long wheelbase Land Rover and has four Stinger missiles in the ready-to-launch position and a crew of two. Both versions carry additional missiles for manual reloading.

According to Aselsan, these two systems had an incredibly high success rate, with more than 40 firings during the live performance evaluation tests. These included firing trials while on the move.

To meet different user requirements, a number of options are available, such as a 12.7mm machine gun for self-defence purposes and a remote firing capability.

The system can also be integrated into an overall air defence command and control system to enable the user to make the maximum use of available air defence assets.

 

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photo of zıpkın with SA-18 IGLA rockets

 

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photo of atılgan

 

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another photo of zıpkın

 

[JK!]

An excellent prospect for the Pakistan Army due both the M113, land rover and stinger missile all presently in service.

 

[IceCold]

I dont think so we have a need for this system. Reason being that we already have the Anza series for low altitude air defence and quite effective one as well proven in kargil war, with the induction of SPADA we will have a medium range air defense system. All we need now is an high altitude air/missile defense system possibly HQ-9.

 

[BATMAN]

SAPADA will be in limited numbers and will be mainly used to guard key installations. It is not very mobile.
IMO, both above systems can be very useful in our northern areas for guarding check posts and borders.
ANZA is an improvisation can be very useful in guerilla warfare or limited conflict or occasional intrusion, but not for heavy air raid.

 

[batmannow]

HQ-12 (KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile System

HOW ABOUT THAT SIR,

The KS-1 (Kaishan-1) is a medium- to long-range, all-altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by China Jiangnan Space Industry Co. (also known as Base 061). The KS-1 development programme began in the early 1980s to replace the ageing HQ-2 (Chinese copy of the Russian SA-2 Guideline). The first test firing of the KS-1 reportedly took place in 1989 and the missile was first revealed to the public at the 1991 Paris Air Show. The development of the KS-1 was completed in 1994, but the missile failed to attract any customer from either domestic or international market.

The improved KS-1A was introduced in the late 1990s. The KS-1A features a truck-mounted mobile launcher replacing the original fixed launcher, and a new target acquisition/tracking radar. The missile has been marketed by China National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CPMIEC) to foreign customers since 2001. In 2005, a senior officer of Malaysia's armed forces said that Malaysia had in principle agreed to purchase the KS-1A missile from China. Both parties have signed a memorandum of understanding beforehand and such purchase will be listed into Malaysia's ninth development plan.

The PLA has been testing the KS-1 since the mid-1990s. However, the repeated delay in the commissioning of the missile indicated that the PLA was not entirely satisfied with the missile’s performance. During the exhibition at the Chinese Revolution Military Museum in July/August 2007 to mark the 80th anniversary of the PLA, a KS-1A missile launch vehicle and a guidance station were displayed to the public. During the same exhibition, a photo confirmed that the military designation of the KS-1 is HQ-12. This may suggest that the missile is now in operational service with the PLA.
Based on the second- (upper-) stage of the HQ-2, the single-chamber dual thrust, solid-fuelled missile, weighing 886kg, can engage targets flying as low as 0.5km and as high as 25km, has a slant range of 7km to 42km (KS-1A 50km) and a maximum speed of 1,200m/s. The radio-command KS-1 was designed primarily to engage aircraft and helicopters, but also has limited capability against air-to-surface missiles and other air-launched precision guidance weapons. A typical battery would consist of one radar and guidance station and four launchers with eight missiles ready to fire and 18 in reserve.

The basic variant of the KS-1 was launched from a fixed four-leg pedestal launcher developed from the HQ-2 launcher. Each launcher has two ready-to-fire missiles mounted on slant launch-rails. The improved KS-1A is launched from a mobile launcher mounted on a 6X6 truck, each carrying two missiles mounted on slant launch-rails. In the latest improved variant the two missiles are carried and launched from two box-launchers, allowing better protection and easier maintenance.

A range of guidance stations have been developed for the KS-1 missile system. The basic variant KS-1 uses a SJ-202 (some reports suggested that it was actually SJ-212) 3D phased-array target acquisition/tracking and missile guidance station with multi-tracking and multi-engagement capabilities. The control station and the phased-array radar are mounted on a six-wheel trailer. The SJ-202 is the first Chinese indigenous 3D phased array radar, featuring a search range of 115km, a tracing range of 80km and a guiding range of 50km. The radar is possibly working at G-band, being able to guide six missiles to attack three to six targets. It is also said to have an impressive anti-jamming capability. This radar could also be integrated with the older HQ-2 SAM.

An alternative guidance station is the H-200, which also features phased-array target/acquisition and tracking radar capable of guiding six missiles to attack three targets. The station is mounted on a larger 8-wheel trailer. The same guidance was also displayed during the 2007 PLA exhibition.

An Internet source photo revealed a third option, consisting of a phased-array radar and a separate guidance station, both of which are mounted on 6X6 trucks.

Guidance Stations





Specifications

Missile dimensions: length 5.6m; Diameter 0.4m; Wingspan 1.2m
Launch weight: 900kg
Propulsion: Solid rocket booster
Operating altitude: 0.5~25Km
Operating range: 7~42km, or(KS-1A) 5~50km
Maximum speed: 1,200m/s
Missile manoeuvrability: 20G
Guidance: Radar command
Warhead: 100kg HE fragmentation, with radio frequency proximity fuse
Single shot hit probability: N/A
Max target manoeuvring capability: 4~5G

 

[JK!]

One of the pictures show the system fitted with SA18 Igla missiles so why not integrate Anza into this system.