An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (SPAA) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. The Russian equivalent of SPAAG is ZSU, for zenitnaya samokhodnaya ustanovka, ("anti-aircraft self-propelled mount").
Specific weapon systems used include machine guns, autocannons, larger guns, or missiles, and some mount both guns and longer-ranged missiles. Platforms used include both trucks and heavier combat vehicles such as APCs and tanks, which add protection from aircraft, artillery, and small arms fire for front line deployment.
Anti-aircraft guns are usually mounted in a quickly-traversing turret with a high rate of elevation, for tracking fast-moving aircraft. They are often in dual or quadruple mounts, allowing a high rate of fire. Today, missiles (generally mounted on similar turrets) have largely supplanted anti-aircraft guns.
List of Anti Aircraft Vehicle:
Anti Aircraft Vehicle | Picture | Specifications | Country | Year |
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Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle | Weight: 16.95 ton Armament: IRIS-T Short AAM Engine: Diesel Speed: 100 km Range: 450 km | Canada | 2005 | |
Type 95 SPAAA | Weight: 22.5 ton Armament: 4x25mm autocannon Engine: Diesel Speed: 53 km Range: 450 km | China | 1999 | |
Machbet Anti Aircraft | Weight: 12 ton Armament: 4 tubes FIM 92 Stinger 20 mm Vulcan gun Shot Range: 0.5-8 km Engine: 212 hp Speed: 64 km Range: 480 km | Israel | 1998 | |
Marksman Anti-Aircraft System | Weight: 41 ton Armament: 2x35 mm autocannon Shot Range: - km Engine: 620 hp Speed: - km Range: - km | UK | 1990 | |
PZA Loara | Weight: 45 ton Armament: 2x35 mm autocannon Shot Range: - km Engine: 1000 hp Speed: 60 km Range: 650 km | Poland | 1990 | |
SIDAM 25 | Weight: 15.1 ton Armament: 4 × 25 mm Oerlikon KBA cannon Shot Range: - km Engine: 266 hp Speed: 69 km Range: - km | Italy | 1989 | |
Type 87 SPAAG | Weight: 44 ton Armament: 2 × 35 mm KDA autocannon Shot Range: - km Engine: 750 hp Speed: 53 km Range: 300 km | Japan | 1987 | |
M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) | Weight: 12 ton Armament: 20 mm Vulcan gun Shot Range: 0.5-8 km Engine: 212 hp Speed: 64 km Range: 480 km | US | 1980 | |
Type 63 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | Weight: 32 ton Armament: twin Type 63 37 mm (1.45 in) anti-aircraft autocannon Shot Range: - km Engine: 580 hp Speed: 55 km Range: 300 km | China | 1980 | |
M247 Sergeant York DIVAD | Weight: 54.4 ton Armament: 2 × Bofors 40 mm L/70 580 rounds Shot Range: - km Engine: 750 hp Speed: 48 km Range: 500 km | US | 1977 | |
Flakpanzer Gepard | Weight: 47.5 ton Armament: 2× 35 mm autocannon Shot Range: - km Engine: 819 hp Speed: 65 km Range: 550 km | Germany | 1973 | |
9K22 Tunguska | Weight: 34 ton Armament: 8 × 9M311 (or 3M87), 9M311K, 9M311-1, 9M113-M1 or 57E6 missiles 2 × 30 mm 2A38M Shot Range: - km Engine: 780 hp Speed: 65 km Range: 500 km | Soviet Union | 1970 | |
MIM-72 Chaparral | Weight: - ton Armament: 4 x MIM-72 missile Shot Range: 0.5-9 km Engine: - hp Speed: - km Range: - km | US | 1969 | |
ZSU-23-4 | Soviet Union | 1962 | ||
ZSU-57-2 | Soviet Union | 1955 | ||
M42 Duster | US | 1952 | ||
Kugelblitz | Germany | 1945 | ||
Wirbelwind | Germany | 1944 | ||
Ostwind | Germany | 1944 | ||
Skink anti-aircraft tank | Canada | 1943 | ||
ZSU-37 | Soviet Union | 1943 | ||
Flakpanzer 38(t) | Germany | 1943 | ||
Möbelwagen | Germany | 1943 | ||
Type 98 Ke-Ni | Japan | 1942 | ||
Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank | Japan | 1941 | ||
Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II | Sweden | 1941 | ||
Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank | Japan | 1941 | ||
BRAMS | Sweden | |||
ZSU-23-4MP Biała | Poland | |||
Otomatic | Italy | |||
40M Nimrod | Hungary | |||
M53/59 Praga | Czechoslovakia |