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Polish Defence Holding Mesko presents new evolution of "crossbow" SAM platform at MSPO 2013.
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Online Show Daily News MSPO 2013 International Defence Industry Exhibition 2 - 5 September 2013 Kielce, Poland |
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PDH Mesko showcase new SAM platform at MSPO 2013 |
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| Monday, September 2, 2013, 8:55 PM | |||
| Polish Defence Holding Mesko presents new evolution of "crossbow" SAM platform at MSPO 2013 | |||
Mesko a member of Polish Defence Holding is showing a new variant of its
twin round mobile air defence manpads system "Kusza" or Crossbow
mounted on the rear of a 4x4 vehicle. The system
can also be put on the ground. On the back of a Toyota HILUX at MSPO the
system show its simplicity of use. |
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 The
Kusza in operational conditions at MSPO 2013. |
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| The Crossbow can fold itself in a matter of second to flee the site after the launch of its "Fire and Forget" GROM miussiles. The system has 6 additional charges in the truck (hidden in 2 hatches under the firing system) With this system highly mobile capability and against air threats such as: Fighter jet, helicopter, UAV (Unamnned Aerial Vehicle) and UCAV (Unamnned Combat Aerial Vehicle) and other aerial threats. The system can fire at 360° thanks to its "turret" position. The firing unit can integrate an IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) interrogation system, GPS system and / or electronic compass. The Crossbow operate in passive mode and it is what makes diffcult to detect. The system is operational day and night. |
 The
Kusza folded and ready to move at MSPO 2013. |
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