The CA-95 is a highly mobile, short range, Romanian native-made
amphibious self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability.
Specific weapon systems used include machine guns, ...
, currently in service with the
Romanian Land Forces
The Romanian Land Forces ( ro, Forțele Terestre Române) is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Lan ...
. It can carry four
infrared
Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from around ...
-guided
surface to air missile
A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...
s and has a range of approximately 700 km. Each
TEL consists of two pairs of ready-to-fire missiles, mounted in boxes on either side of a turret on a
TAB-79 amphibious vehicle. It can engage low-altitude targets located at maximum 4,200m height, but its most effectively engaged targets would be located at an altitude between 30 and 3,500 meters.
Gallery
File:CA-95M SAM system 4.jpg, CA-95M1, The AA Rockets
File:Trageri la capu midia 02.jpg, CA-95 at Capu Midia firing range
File:Trageri la capu midia 10.jpg, Military exercise with CA-95
See also
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9K31 Strela-1
The 9K31 ''Strela-1'' (russian: 9К31 «Стрела-1»; en, arrow) is a highly mobile, short-range, low altitude infra-red guided surface-to-air missile system. Originally developed by the Soviet Union under the GRAU designation 9K31, it is c ...
*
List of surface-to-air missiles
This is a list of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs).
World War II
* Enzian – Nazi Germany
* Wasserfall – Nazi Germany
* Rheintochter – Nazi Germany
* Funryu – Empire of Japan
Modern systems China
* TY-90
* QW-3
* FN-6
* KS-1 (missi ...
External links
CA-95's description on Romanian Ministry of Defense official website
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
Armoured fighting vehicles of Romania
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