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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Aegis Combat System | Flakpanzer Gepard |
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| Type | integrated naval weapons system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | American[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
| Designer | Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA[source] |
Width
Single source3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
Mass
Single source47.5 t (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
| Status | Aegis is now used also by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force , Spanish Navy , Royal Norwegian Navy , Republic of Korea Navy , and Royal Australian Navy[source] | — |
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| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force , Spanish Navy , Royal Norwegian Navy , Republic of Korea Navy , and Royal Australian Navy[source] | — |
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| Radar | AN/SPY-1 Radar[source] | — |
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| Fire control | MK 99 Fire Control System[source] | — |
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| Launch system | Mark 41 Vertical Launch System[source] | — |
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| Weapon control | Weapon Control System (WCS)[source] | — |
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| Command and control | Command and Decision Suite[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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