Cobra V-SHORAD, MMSR Radar and ZUR-23-2KG-1 Indonesia TNI-AD

Each Kobra battery consists of six ZM Tarnow ZUR-23-2KG-1 twin 23 Kobra In Detail The Kobra VSHORAD air defence system consists of the S-band MMSR 3D radar system, two WD-95 battery command post vehicles, four Poprad vehicles (shown here), each with six Grom missiles, and 12 ZUR-23-KG-1 twin 23 mm guns, each fitted with two Grom missiles. The system entered service in Indonesia in November 2007. (Photo: via SVT) mm guns, with each mount also being equipped with two Grom missiles. The Grom system was developed by ZM Mesko and entered service with the Polish Army in 1995.

This infraredhoming system has a minimum range of 400 metres and a maximum range of 5,500 metres; height coverage is from 10 metres up to 3,500 metres. The ZUR-23-2KG-1 mounts are linked to the WD-95 battery command post vehicle by fibre optic cable through which they receive targeting and engagement data, each mount can be up to a kilometre from the command post vehicle. The gun system is based on the old ZU-23 twin 23 mm, but is far more advanced and equipped with a sophisticated fire control system.

The other major component of the Kobra battery is two Poprad vehicles and these carry a mounting for
six Grom missiles. The Poprad can receive targeting data from the WD-95 battery command post or direct from the MMSR radar, in both cases data is transmitted by RRC-9500 VHF radios, as a result Poprad can be deployed up to 40 km from either the battery command post or the MMSR radar.

The radar, the battery command post and the Poprad system are all mounted on the Hussar vehicle, which
is in fact the Land Rover Defender 110. The Team company in Wroclaw, Poland modified the Land Rover vehicles for the Kobra application. The Land Rover is already in service with the TNI-AD and there is an extensive Land Rover spares and support structure around the region. In total the first purchase of the Kobra system for Indonesia consisted of a single MMSR radar, two WD-95 battery command post vehicles,
four Poprad vehicles and 14 ZUR-23-2KG-1 mounts (two are for training use).

A total of 74 Grom missiles were acquired, as well as a significant quantity of 23 mm ammunition. Indonesia also acquired the TR-23-2 training system for the ZUR-23-2KG-1; this training system consists of a gun mount plus an instructor station, with targets being injected into the fire control system to allow for engagement training. The first complete Kobra system has been delivered to Indonesia and was accepted into TNI-AD service in November 2007. A second purchase of the Kobra system is underway, which will again provide the TNI-AD with two air defence batteries and an MMSR radar.