State Tests of the Anti-Aircraft Complex "Derivatsiya-Air Defense" will be Held in 2019

11 Maret 2019

The Defense Ministry reported that tests may be completed in November 2019 (image : Russian Defence)

MOSCOW/TASS/-State tests of the promising anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivatsiya-Air Defense" will be held in 2019, they are planned to be completed in November. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the department of information and mass communications of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

ZSU "Derivatsiya-Air Defense" with automatic 57-mm gun could replace S-60 anti-aircraft artillery in the Soviet era (all photos Said Aminov)

"To equip the tactical subdivisions of the army air defense of the ground forces, the development of the 57-mm anti-aircraft artillery anti-aircraft complex is being completed," the report says.

The Russian Defense Ministry recalled that the complex was designed to combat cruise and aircraft missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, tactical and army aircraft and helicopters, single projectiles of volley fire systems, and ground and surface lightly armored targets. The complex includes a combat vehicle with a cannon of high ballistics and ammunition rounds, a transport-loading vehicle and a maintenance vehicle.

“It is planned to complete state tests of the complex in November of this year,” the Defense Ministry added.

"Derivatsiya-Air Defense" was first demonstrated at the forum "Army-2018" in August last year. Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were created on the chassis of the infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3 and equipped with a module with an automatic gun of 57 mm caliber.

(TASS)