Engineering:PASARS

PASARS-16
PASARS-16
Type	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
Place of origin	Serbia
Production history
Designer	Military Technical Institute Belgrade
Manufacturer	PPT-Namenska AD , Srboauto
No. built	2 prototypes
Specifications
Mass	17 tonnes
Length	7720 mm
Width	2490 mm
Height	3100 mm
Crew	3
Rate of fire	300 round per minute for gun.
Maximum firing range	4km for gun 12km for missile
Armour	STANAG 4569 Level I
Main armament	40 mm/70-calibre gun and 2 missiles
Secondary armament	smoke grandes
Engine	turbo diesel 260 hp
Suspension	6x6 off-road wheels
Operational range	800 km (500 mi), at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph)
Speed	On-road: 100 km/h (62 mph) Macadam country road: 25 km/h (16 mph) Off-road: 15 km/h (9.3 mph).

PASARS 16 first prototype

PASARS-16 is a Serbian Short range air defense system unveiled in 2017 by Yugoimport and built by Zastava TERVO. It uses a FAP 2026 6x6 military truck chassis that carries Bofors 40 mm gun and 2 short range RLN-1C surface to air missiles. The RLN-1C is partial based on the Russian air-to-air missile R-13M in context of frontal canards section and head shape and comes with completely new electonics for guidance, seeker head and new rocket engine with modern composite propellant that enables the launch of the rocket off the ground.

Technical characteristics

Gun

• Gun caliber 40mm
• Rate of fire 300 round per minute
• Gun elevation -4 to 90 degrees
• Gun angular speed 45 degrees per second in elevation
• Gun angular speed 85 degrees per second in traverse

Missile

• Maximum range 12000 meters
• Maximum ceiling 8000 meters
• Missile weight 115kg
• Warhead weight 11kg
• Missile velocity 800 m/s

Users

• Serbia

See also

• LD-2000 Gai
• Pantsir-S1
• 2K22 Tunguska