Viettel Turn a S-60 57mm Cannon Into an Anti-UAV Combat Vehicle

25 Desember 2024

The integrated system helps automate the operation of the 57mm anti-aircraft artillery system developed by Viettel (photo: QDND)

At the outdoor exhibition booth at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024, one of the notable equipment brought to display by the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) is a set of equipment that helps automate the operations of S-60 57mm anti-aircraft artillery units.

The complex's radar system searches for and guides targets (photo: QDND)

The special feature of the complex is the integration of radar and optoelectronic detection and guidance systems to increase the overall combat effectiveness of the 57mm artillery complex called VPK-57. This is a significant improvement that helps improve the combat effectiveness of this anti-aircraft artillery in modern combat environments.

Optoelectronic guidance cluster of the complex (photo: QDND)

Below are some images of the integrated combat system for the 57mm cannon at the exhibition  recorded by a reporter from the People's Army Newspaper.

In air defense operations, the 57mm gun has an effective range of 4,300m, but with the support of the new equipment, the range and reaction speed of this air defense weapon are significantly increased (photo: QDND)

The system components are all mounted on a special chassis, which is highly maneuverable on all terrains (photo: QDND)

The system includes main components such as radar, optoelectronic system, integrated combat command system, battlefield management system, communications, power supply system and 57mm gun clusters (photo: QDND)

The integration is based on the old 57mm gun chassis in service (photo: QDND)

Electronic air transport clusters are integrated by Viettel (photo: QDND)

The system can operate in four modes: Radar guidance, electro-optical, combined and altitude indication (photo: QDND)

The 57mm artillery clusters are connected to the command vehicle and the guidance system via wired signal lines. The electric control of the artillery simplifies the control process. In automatic mode, each artillery cluster only requires members to load the artillery shells (photo: QDND)

VPK-57 is designed to protect targets from air attack objects, especially low-flying targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles - UAVs. The system can switch from automatic to manual combat with a regular gunner if necessary, components of the VPK-57 complex were researched and developed by Viettel (photo: Viettel)

(QDND)

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