Denel Dynamics2008-09-18 15:23:10
The ALRRT (Alert) Ingwe Turret
Denel (Pty) Ltd proudly announced the latest development of its successful Ingwe long-range anti-armour missile. The company displayed a newly developed, light weight turret for the missile for the first time during the 2007 Idex exhibition held in the UAE (Janes Defence Weekly, 14 February 2007). The turret has now also been successfully integrated on the Gila mine-protected personnel carrier, developed by Ivema in association with Ngwane Defence. The new configuration will be launched at the 2008 Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition, scheduled to take place from the 17th to the 21st of September 2008 at the Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town, South Africa. The turret/vehicle combination recently completed rigorous qualification trials at a test range in South Africa and is ready for production and delivery to prospective customers.
ALRRT turret
The turret, aptly named ALRRT (Armed, Long-range, Reconnaissance Turret), is a fully stabilised, light-weight turret, suitable for integration on a wide number of vehicles. The stabilisation allows the operator to fire missiles even while the vehicle is moving, adding mobility to the missile's already long stand-off (>5 000m) capability, reducing vulnerability and exposure to enemy fire even more.
The turret is unmanned and is controlled by an operator from inside the cabin of the vehicle, assisted by a highly advanced weapon management system, including colour displays, supplied by IST Dynamics. The operator can even deploy a remote control unit away from the vehicle if necessary.
Apart from the Ivema Gila the turret has also been integrated on the French Panhard VBL light armoured vehicle (see picture) as well as the BAE Systems Land Systems OMC Scout (RG-32) 4x4 light armoured vehicle (see picture). Potential platforms for the ALRRT turret are virtually limitless (based on load capability) and include amongst others the US Hummer, the French Panhard VBR, the UAE Bin-Jabr, Nimr and the BAE Systems, OMC Charger (Nyala) RG-31, currently successfully deployed by various forces in a number of countries.
The turret is fitted with a stabilised, day/night observation and sighting system, boasting very impressive DRI (detection, recognition, identification) figures. The system's reconnaissance capability is augmented by various fields of view day and night cameras, allowing target recognition at more than 6 000m during the day and night time recognition of 7 300m (3-5ï?m TIS)! The sight can be fitted with different thermal imagers based on specific client requirements. The sight is also equipped with Denel's latest, state-of-the-art, automatic target tracker, removing the change of operator error during missile firings.
The turret weighs in at only 290kg without missiles, and is available with various weapon configurations from a four-missile version, to a lighter two missile version augmented with secondary weapons such as either a 7,62mm calibre machine gun, or a 12,7mm calibre machine gun or even a 40mm automatic grenade launcher, all customisable to the User's requirement.
Ingwe precision guided missile
Denel (Pty) Ltd completed a very successful live demonstration of the powerful Ingwe missile (see the missile at the Denel Stand) as far back as Idex-2003, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. The missile has a range capability of more than 5 000m and is fitted with a tandem shaped charge warhead, able to penetrate ERA protected armour up to 1 000mm thick. Ingwe is also the only anti-armour missile fitted with a unique, dual redundant, stand-off fuze, optimising warhead penetration against pre-confirmed targets.
The missile has been integrated on the Russian Hind Mi-24 helicopter, proving its capability and superior performance against its competitors in a variety of ways. The missile can be launched at high forward-flying speed from the helicopter, resulting in supersonic missile speeds, while post launch manoeuvres can be accommodated by means of the advanced stabilised sighting system. Missiles can be fired on crossing flight paths, at different targets on the battlefield without guidance disruptions. The missile can also be used at night, utilising latest generation thermal imagers, integrated with the sight. Denel believes that Ingwe combined with its targeting sight, forms a formidable, precision-guided weapon system for both small helicopters as well as larger, attack helicopters.
The missile is in production, has been deployed operationally, and is used by both export customers as well as the South African Army.
Denel (Pty) Ltd proudly announced the latest development of its successful Ingwe long-range anti-armour missile. The company displayed a newly developed, light weight turret for the missile for the first time during the 2007 Idex exhibition held in the UAE (Janes Defence Weekly, 14 February 2007). The turret has now also been successfully integrated on the Gila mine-protected personnel carrier, developed by Ivema in association with Ngwane Defence. The new configuration will be launched at the 2008 Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition, scheduled to take place from the 17th to the 21st of September 2008 at the Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town, South Africa. The turret/vehicle combination recently completed rigorous qualification trials at a test range in South Africa and is ready for production and delivery to prospective customers.
ALRRT turret
The turret, aptly named ALRRT (Armed, Long-range, Reconnaissance Turret), is a fully stabilised, light-weight turret, suitable for integration on a wide number of vehicles. The stabilisation allows the operator to fire missiles even while the vehicle is moving, adding mobility to the missile's already long stand-off (>5 000m) capability, reducing vulnerability and exposure to enemy fire even more.
The turret is unmanned and is controlled by an operator from inside the cabin of the vehicle, assisted by a highly advanced weapon management system, including colour displays, supplied by IST Dynamics. The operator can even deploy a remote control unit away from the vehicle if necessary.
Apart from the Ivema Gila the turret has also been integrated on the French Panhard VBL light armoured vehicle (see picture) as well as the BAE Systems Land Systems OMC Scout (RG-32) 4x4 light armoured vehicle (see picture). Potential platforms for the ALRRT turret are virtually limitless (based on load capability) and include amongst others the US Hummer, the French Panhard VBR, the UAE Bin-Jabr, Nimr and the BAE Systems, OMC Charger (Nyala) RG-31, currently successfully deployed by various forces in a number of countries.
The turret is fitted with a stabilised, day/night observation and sighting system, boasting very impressive DRI (detection, recognition, identification) figures. The system's reconnaissance capability is augmented by various fields of view day and night cameras, allowing target recognition at more than 6 000m during the day and night time recognition of 7 300m (3-5ï?m TIS)! The sight can be fitted with different thermal imagers based on specific client requirements. The sight is also equipped with Denel's latest, state-of-the-art, automatic target tracker, removing the change of operator error during missile firings.
The turret weighs in at only 290kg without missiles, and is available with various weapon configurations from a four-missile version, to a lighter two missile version augmented with secondary weapons such as either a 7,62mm calibre machine gun, or a 12,7mm calibre machine gun or even a 40mm automatic grenade launcher, all customisable to the User's requirement.
Ingwe precision guided missile
Denel (Pty) Ltd completed a very successful live demonstration of the powerful Ingwe missile (see the missile at the Denel Stand) as far back as Idex-2003, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. The missile has a range capability of more than 5 000m and is fitted with a tandem shaped charge warhead, able to penetrate ERA protected armour up to 1 000mm thick. Ingwe is also the only anti-armour missile fitted with a unique, dual redundant, stand-off fuze, optimising warhead penetration against pre-confirmed targets.
The missile has been integrated on the Russian Hind Mi-24 helicopter, proving its capability and superior performance against its competitors in a variety of ways. The missile can be launched at high forward-flying speed from the helicopter, resulting in supersonic missile speeds, while post launch manoeuvres can be accommodated by means of the advanced stabilised sighting system. Missiles can be fired on crossing flight paths, at different targets on the battlefield without guidance disruptions. The missile can also be used at night, utilising latest generation thermal imagers, integrated with the sight. Denel believes that Ingwe combined with its targeting sight, forms a formidable, precision-guided weapon system for both small helicopters as well as larger, attack helicopters.
The missile is in production, has been deployed operationally, and is used by both export customers as well as the South African Army.
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