PAF – SPADA 2000 Air Defence System – Details and Specs

Pakistan has acquired SPADA 2000 Advanced Air Defence System.PAF ordered the Spada 2000 air defence systems with 750 Aspide 2000 missiles in 2007 from Italy. Pakistan is reported to test the Spada 2000 air defence system during this month , followed by deliveries of first of ten batteries. Deliveries of all ten batteries are reported to be completed by 2013 with further orders possible. The Spada 2000 is low to medium altitude air defence system with a radar range of 60 Km. It is likely that these systems will replace the long aged French Crotale air defence systems in Pakistan Air Force which have served well for the protection of Pakistan Air Space from enemy’s intrusion. Lets closely look at this advanced air defence tech that PAF has acquired;

Spada 2000 Advanced Air Defence System:

The Spada 2000 is an all-weather, day and night, highly automated, air defence system developed by MBDA (formerly Alenia Marconi Systems). The system has quick reaction time and requires very few operators to man the system. The unit can operate independently or can be integrated with national air defence centres. Spada 2000 is in production and in service with Spanish Air Forces.

The Spada 2000 is an upgraded version of the Spada air defence system providing significant operational and technological improvements, including increased firepower and range, and the capability of coordinating additional anti-air weapons.

Specifications:

The MBDA solution:

SPADA 2000 is a unique all weather solution for that mission. Its design comprises the following:

• modular, flexible and open architecture for dispersed deployment of constituent units.
• high tactical mobility and aero-transportability, through extensive use of ISO Standard modules and special built-in devices for lifting and levelling.
• fast deployment and set-to-operate, thanks to the embedded mission planning, digital map loading and processing, automatic navigation and automatic system initialisation.
• enhanced firing power and engagement envelope to counter simultaneous attacks of targets in close formation.
• capable of integrating and of tactically co-ordinating existing light anti-air weapons, such as guns.