The First 10 Air-Defense Systems GEPARD 1A2 Adopted for Service in Brazil

The first batch of 10 self-propelled anti-aircraft GEPARD 1A2 already entered service the Army of Brazil. Of these four settings sent to the neighborhood of Santa Maria.

Total under contract with Krauss-Mafei Wegmann, Brazil will receive 34 used self-propelled anti-aircraft Gepard 1A2 short range.

It should be noted that any work to upgrade to the supplied settings have not been made, before they have been repaired and renovated in the interests of the German Army. After delivery service Gepard 1A2 Brazilian unit will deal with KMW. Setting Gepard a German company KMW on the chassis of the Leopard 1. It is equipped with two 35-millimeter cannon Oerlikon KDA, 76-millimeter facility for setting a smoke screen, laser range finders and search radar, tracking and targeting production of Siemens.

In Brazil

Furnish plans to modernize air defense within the Brazilian Army Antiaircraft Defense Strategic Project arose Gepard 1 A2 as a low cost option and given the rapid availability.

For that were purchased 37 tanks Gepard, who will come to Brazil 2015. The material will provide the Antiaircraft Batteries Army Armoured Brigades . The Gepard were distributed to subordinate units to the 6 th Armored Infantry Brigade, located in Rio Grande do Sul, and also for E scola Coast Artillery and Antiaircraft in Rio de Janeiro .

The evaluation of the Brazilian Army led to the solution of Antiaircraft Artillery instead of missiles for your prompt response and the possibility of treating against moving targets and small section visible to radar as UAVs and Drones.