Russia presents self-propelled anti-aircraft system based on ZU-23 gun
The Russian company Tekhmet has presented the ZU-23-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Typhoon-VDV armored vehicle.
The Russian company Tekhmet and the JSC Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant presented a prototype of an artillery system developed on the basis of the Soviet ZU-23-2 23 mm twin automatic gun at this year’s Army-2024 defense forum.
The anti-aircraft gun was mounted on the chassis of the Russian KamAZ-4386 Typhoon-VDV armored vehicle in a version for five crew members.
Development of the system began in 2020, and the system itself, based on the Typhoon-VDV, was first presented in 2022 at the Army-2022 exhibition.
The system has a high level of automation thanks to the installation of a remote control system, an optoelectronic station and electric guidance drives. The system’s computing module collects data from an optical system and weather station to capture the detected target and calculate the target’s ballistics and trajectory.
When rebuilt, the ZU-23-2-based system retains main elements of the 2A13 carriage and artillery unit. The characteristics of two rifled 23 mm guns remain unchanged: the range and the height of the targeted fire reaches 2000 meters.
The main innovation of the system, according to the developers, is a new programmable projectile of 23x152mm caliber, which will allow it to effectively fight air targets.
The exhibition presented a control panel for the system operator with a monitor and joystick. It is remote, which makes it possible to control the system outside the machine at a distance of up to 100 meters.
Earlier, Militarnyi reported on another project by the Russian company Elins to develop the Soviet ZU-23AE 23 mm anti-aircraft gun to the version, as well as its self-propelled version, the ZAK-23E.
The complex received a remote control system from a remote control panel. The airspace of the installation is monitored by a panoramic optical station.
Last year, Elins also presented its reinterpretation of the Soviet Shilka SPAAG, placing a remotely controlled combat module with two 2A7 23 mm guns on the chassis of a Soviet BTR-80 armored personnel carrier.
