NORINCO presents its new short-range air defense system Sky Dragon 12 at AirShow China 2014 1111141

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AirShow China 2014
Aviation - Aerospace - Defence exhibition
11 to 17 November 2014
Zhuhai, China
 
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 02:56 PM
NORINCO presents its new short-range air defense system Sky Dragon 12 at AirShow China 2014.
At Zhuhai China Air Show 2014, the Chinese Defense Company NORINCO presents for the first time to the public its new short-range air defense missile system Sky Dragon 12. The system can intercept simultaneously multi-air threats, such as aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and UAV within a range of 12 km at a maximum altitude of 5 km.
     
At Zhuhai China Air Show 2014, the Chinese Defense Company NORINCO presents for the first time to the public its new short-range air defense missile system Sky Dragon 12. The system can intercept simultaneously multi-air threats, such as aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and UAV within a range of 12 km at a maximum altitude of 5 km.
NORINCO Sky Dragon 12 short-range air defense missile system at AirShow China 2014 in Zhuhai, China.
     

The new Chinese-made Sky Dragon 12 is very similar to the Russian-made Pantsir-S1.

The SKY DRAGON 12 short-range SAM system is designed for key-point and field air-defense of small-size military objects and areas against mass air threats, such as aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, UAVs and precision-guided weapons, as well as reinforcing 35mm AA gun air-defense group coverage, forming the AWS2 missile/gun integrated air defense weapon system.

The SKY DRAGON 12 system consists of one Ku-band tracking-guidance radar, one electro-optic tracker and 12 ready-to-launch missiles. The vehicle receives aerial situation information and target designation from NORINCO FW2 FCS, IBIS80 3D target designation radar or superior command & control systems. Each SKY DRAGON 12 vehicle is capable of engaging 4 different targets simultaneously by firing 4 missiles within a matter of seconds.

Using a combat net radio, the launchers can be located 5km from the FW2 FCS. SKY DRAGON 12 is fully mobile and can be ready-to-fire at a new location 15 minutes after the vehicle comes to a stop.

Upgraded version of SKY DRAGON 12 system with on-vehicle search radar is also available, which ensures complete autonomous engagement capability with outstanding multi-target interception performance.

It has also good autonomous combat capability and meanwhile can be incorporated with 35mm anti-aircraft guns and FW2 air defence fire control system to form versatile air defence system.