Vietnam Displayed Spyder Air Defense System at Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024

30 Desember 2024

Spyder air defense missile system on display at Gia Lam airport (photo: QDND)

Spyder will be a modern air defense missile system introduced by the Air Defense - Air Force at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024.

Following the first Vietnam International Defense Exhibition  in 2022, the Air Defense - Air Force continues to bring to this exhibition the Spyder air defense missile system developed and manufactured by contractor Rafale (Israel).

The Air Defense - Air Force displayed a complex including a command center vehicle (CCU), Spyder-SR short-range combat vehicle, Spyder-MR medium-range combat vehicle, and training ammunition.

The Spyder air defense missile system is mobile, responsive, and can operate day/night in all weather conditions. In combat, it can quickly detect and destroy short and medium-range aerial targets such as: aircraft, helicopters, low-altitude targets, cruise missiles, unmanned attack aircraft, and remote-controlled precision weapons.

The Spyder-SR carries four short-range surface-to-air missiles that can intercept aerial targets from a distance of 20km at an altitude of 9,000m, while the Spyder-MR carries eight medium-range surface-to-air missiles with a maximum range of up to 50km at an altitude of 16,000m. The missiles of the Spyder air defense missile system are designed to be immune to electronic interference, with dual-band infrared thermal imaging homing missiles and active radar homing missiles.

Spyder-SR short-range combat vehicle (front) and Spyder-MR medium-range combat vehicle (rear) of the Spyder air defense missile system (photo: QDND)

Thus, with the Spyder-SR and Spyder-MR missiles, a Spyder crew can protect a target with a diameter of up to 120km. Not only that, the open design of the Spyder air defense missile system also allows for coordination with other air defense systems in the same air defense network.

In addition, we must also mention the surveillance radars for the launchers, including the ELM-2016 for Spyder-SR and the ELM-2084 for Spyder-MR. These are modern multi-purpose 3D radars that can perform many different tasks including aerial surveillance; anti-aircraft missile fire control or missile interception; detecting artillery, mortars, rockets and locating their positions.

Finally, the CCU vehicle is responsible for connecting the mobile launchers and the ELM-2084 radar. The combat deployment time of the Spyder air defense missile system is only about 15 minutes with a crew of 4 people on each launcher.

The mobile launchers and combat component vehicles of the Spyder air defense missile system in service with the Air Defense - Air Force are all mounted on the HX58 (6x6) and HX77 (8x8) tire-wheeled off-road truck chassis manufactured by MAN (Germany), with high mobility.

In addition to Vietnam, the Spyder air defense missile system  is currently in service with the armies of Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, Ethiopia, India, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Morocco.

(QDND)

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