TSAMTO, January 27. The Weapons Department of the Thai Navy announced the order of five complexes of support launchers "Dzhigit" produced by JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation" Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering "(JSC "NPK "KBM").
As reported by the Thai resource Aagth1.blogspot.com, the complexes are purchased for the acquisition of units of the Naval Aviation Command and Coastal Defense of the Thai Navy. The project budget is 246 million rubles. baht ($8.2 million) with implementation in FY 2021..
The support launcher "Dzhigit" is designed for placing, aiming at the target and single or multiple launch of two missiles from the portable anti-aircraft missile systems " Igla "or" Igla-S " by a single anti-aircraft gunner. At the moment, it is not known whether the units will be purchased in a stationary version or on a truck platform of local Thai production.
