VELOS

Description

The VELOS system is of Swiss origin and has been operational wiht HAF since 1982. A system upgrade is pending.

It is a mobile, all-weather, short-range (SHORAD) anti-aircraft system with a combination of missiles and guns.

It can provide anti-aircraft defense capability to tactical and strategic targets against aicraft in low and medium altitudes.

It can automatically track 20 different targets and concurrently engage 6; 4 with missiles and 2 with guns.

Each VELOS system is comprised of :

• One 40km range SUPER GIRAFFE search radar.
• Two 20Km range SKYGUARD radars.
• Four twin 35mm OERLIKON guns.
• Four SPARROW RIM–7M Missile Launchers.