UMEX 2020: New TRIO short-range air defense missile system from Belarus.

The Company BSVT from Belarus presents the "TRIO" a short-range air defense missile system specially designed to destroy small-size aerial targets as drones using old SA-13 Gopher Strela-10 mobile air defense system mounted on tracked vehicle MT-LB.

Belarus Company BSVT presents a scale model of TRIO short-range air defense missile system at UMEX 2020 Unmanned Defense Systems Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Picture source Army Recognition)

A "TRIO" battery includes a mobile command and control (C2) post with integral reconnaissance subsystems and upgraded Strela-10 (NATO reporting name: SA-13 Gopher) self-propelled short-range air defense system

The Trio system features a structure that integrates the abovementioned assets. The manufacturer says the weapon effectively destroys small-size aerial targets, including UAVs with very low visual signatures. All the components of the TRIO are mounted on Soviet-made tracked vehicles MT-LB and therefore have high maneuverability in rugged environments.

The C2 post with integral reconnaissance subsystems has automated the new weapon`s functioning. The post features a passive optical-electronic locator that has a traverse angle of 360° and an elevation angle between -7° and +70°. It acquires target information and sends it to the combat vehicles integrated with the Trio system.

The upgraded Strela-10 SAM system has received around-the-clock passive optical-electronic station that detects and tracks aerial targets in passive mode at a distance of up to 20 km. It also calculates the coordinates of a target and warns an operator when an aerial vehicle approaches. In order to engage low-size aerial platforms, including UAVs, the SA-13 Strela-10 combat vehicle has been modified to fire the upgraded R-60BM [AA-8 Aphid] air-to-air missile that can engage a target that is 30 cm long and 30 cm wide. The missile carries infrared, thermal imaging, or laser seeker.

BSVT’s new R-60BM can be launched either from a fighter jet or from an air defense missile system. It features a new two-range seeker, which significantly increases jamming resistance of the missile. The R-60BM is also fitted with a new dual-mode missile engine, as well as with a new autopilot control unit.

The R-60BM features a new laser proximity fuse, allowing reliable warhead detonation in the target area. The missile has an operational range of up to 10 km, in a maximum ceiling of 20 km.