PASARS

The PASARS-16 was designed by the Military Technical Institute. Serial production commenced in 2019, with its armoured turret being constructed by Zastava TERVO, hydraulics and armaments integration being carried out by FAP and PPT Namenska, and final assembly completed by Srboauto.

• Name — PASARS-16 • Origin — Serbia • Type — Self-propelled air defense system • Is Vehicle — yes • Is Ranged — yes • Number — 5 batteries • Designer — Military Technical Institute • Manufacturer — Zastava TERVO, FAP, PPT Namenska • Length — 8000 ± 100 mm • Width — 2500 ± 100 mm • Height — 3200 ± 100 mm - 3900 ± 100 mm • Weight — 17 tonnes • Vehicle Range — 800 km, at a speed of 80 km/h • Suspension — 6×6 off-road wheels • Speed — On-road: 100 km/h Macadam country road: 25 km/h Off-road: 15 km/h. • Elevation — −4° to +90° • Max Range — * 4 km (autocannon) • 12 km (certain surface-to-air missile variants) • Rate — 240÷330 rounds/min for gun • Traverse — unlimited • Engine Power — 280–340 hp • Primary Armament — 40 mm/70-calibre gun and 2–4 missiles • Secondary Armament — Smoke grenades • Armour — STANAG 4569 Level I • Crew — 3 • Engine — Turbo diesel

• Illustration — The PASARS-16 armed with a 40mm gun The PASARS-16's main armament is the Bofors L/70 40 mm anti-aircraft autocannon, which was designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors and which the Serbian arms manufacturer Zastava Arms acquired a license to produce in the 1970s. The autocannon's ammunition is produced by the Serbian defence manufacturer Sloboda. In 2020, a new programmable airburst ammunition containing 1,100 tungsten pellets was developed. The system has been spotted with a laser rangefinder and a day/night sighting system. • Length — 6.3 m • Barrel length — 2.8 m • Width — 2.3 m • Height — L2.4 m • Shell — Complete round: 40×365mmR • Standard Shell weight — 0.9 kg • Caliber — 40 mm L/70 • Barrels — 1 • Carriage — about 500 kg • Elevation — −4°/+90° • Rate of fire — 240-330 round/min • Muzzle velocity — 1,021 m/s • Maximum firing range — 12,500 m

French Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles have been integrated onto the PASARS-16.

• Illustration — The PASARS-16 armed with a 40mm gun and RLN-1C and 9M37M missiles The PASARS-16 uses RLN-1C missiles i.e. modified Vympel K-13 (R-13M) short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missile. Modifications by the Military Technical Institute were made to improve the rocket's propulsion block, in order to effectively launch the missile from the ground along with integration of a more powerful warhead with a modern proximity fuse and a modernized infrared homing system that directs the missile to the target. • Length — (R-13M) 2,830 mm • Wingspan — (R-13M) 530 mm • Diameter — (R-13M) 127 mm • Launch Weight — (R-13M) 75 kg • Speed — (R-13M) Mach 2.5 • Range — (RLN-1C) (RLN-1C/170) 12 km max • Guidance — (R-13M, RLN-1C, RLN-1C/170) Infrared homing • Warhead — (R-13M) SB03 11.3 kg blast-fragmentation • Explosive Content — (R-13M) 5.3 kg of TGAF-5 (40% TNT, 40% RDX, 20% Aluminium powder) • Fuze — (R-13M) Type 428 proximity fuze

• Serbia Serbia – 5 batteries in service with the Serbian Army.