The CA-95 is a highly mobile, short range, Romanian native-made
amphibious self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft warfare, anti-aircraft capability.
Specific weapon systems used ...
, currently in service with the
Romanian Land Forces
The Romanian Land Forces () is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. Since 2007, full professionalization and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Land Forces.
The Romanian Land Force ...
. The CA-95 is the Romanian variant of the Soviet
9K31 Strela-1 system. It can carry four
infrared
Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves. The infrared spectral band begins with the waves that are just longer than those ...
-guided
surface to air missile
A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-a ...
s and has a firing range of approximately 4.2 km. Each
TEL consists of two pairs of ready-to-fire missiles, mounted in boxes on either side of a turret on a
TAB-79 amphibious vehicle. It can engage targets flying between 50 and 3,500 meters.
In 2025, CA-95 systems have been seen in use with the
Armed Forces of Ukraine
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.
Gallery
File:CA-95M SAM system 4.jpg, CA-95M1, The AA Rockets
File:Trageri la capu midia 02.jpg, CA-95 at Capu Midia firing range
File:Trageri la capu midia 10.jpg, Military exercise with CA-95
See also
*
9K31 Strela-1
*
List of surface-to-air missiles
This is a list of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs).
World War II
* Enzian – Nazi Germany
* Wasserfall – Nazi Germany
* Rheintochter – Nazi Germany
* Funryu – Empire of Japan
Modern systems China
* TY-90
* QW-3
* FN-6
* KS-1 (mis ...
References
External links
CA-95's description on Romanian Ministry of Defense official website
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
Armoured fighting vehicles of Romania
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