Vietnam Equipped Petya Class Frigates with Igla Air Defense Missile

22 November 2018

Igla missile onboard Petya class frigates (photo : QPVN)

Vietnam successfully integrates Igla MANPADS missile launchers into the Petya submarine hunting ship.

In the story of the recent Black Sabbath brigade, the QPVN channel broadcast images showing the presence of anti-aircraft missile launchers on the Petya anti submarine ship.

From these images shows that Vietnam has improved itself to install missiles to strengthen the defensive fire for the Petya hunting ship in order to meet the task of protecting the islands of the island.

The missile system is essentially a rocket launcher that uses a separate infrared detector. So basically, they are not dependent on the radar of the warships, but on their own, they detect the target, destroy it themselves.

The launching of the Petya launcher, however, was not announced, but the launching rocket could be mounted on a room rate of 9K32 Strela-2 or Igla. Currently, Vietnam has produced both types of anti-aircraft missiles.

Petya II frigates of the Vietnamese Navy (photo : Wiki)

Igla or the full name is 9K38 Igla is a NATO-designated low-air missile defense missile (SA-18 Grouse) designated by the Soviet Union's KBM design department in the early 1980s.

This missile was officially accepted into the Soviet Union armed forces in 1983. And it has been exported to around 20-30 countries around the world and is highly effective in some armed conflicts. .
The entire Igla Combat Combat Battalion weighs in at about 17.9kg, with a 10.8kg missile shell (fitted with a 1.17kg explosive warhead) equipped with an infrared detector that improves response. with the jamming measures of the enemy fighters.

In particular, the Igla probe increases the target's ability to intercept the forward hemisphere in addition to the ability to trap the later hemisphere - or the most powerful engine-emitting position. Combustion missiles Igla can lower the target range of up to 5.2km, 3.5-4km.

Along with the upgrade package with anti-aircraft missiles, Vietnam is also believed to have successfully implemented a series of new upgrades with the Petya, including replacing the older radar display with pure screen liquid.

According to the Daily News in mid-2016, Vietnam has partnered with India to replace the sonar system to strengthen its anti-submarine warfare capabilities for the new non-combat class.

(BaoDatViet)