DARDO vs SAMAR Air Defence System: Specs Compared

AAir defence

SAMAR Air Defence System

Surface-to-air missile

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

4 of 52 rows sourced on both sides

2.4mEnclosed turret

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.4 m

Enclosed turret

Single source

1.3 m

Type A mount

Single source

0.92 m

Type B mount

Single source

Enclosed turret: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) Type A mount: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) Type B mount: 0.92 m (3 ft 0 in)^[source]

2.9mWorking circle

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Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

1.7 m

Mount ring

Single source

2.902 m

Working circle

Single source

Mount ring: 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) Working circle: 2.902 m (9 ft 6.3 in)^[source]

5,400–5,600kg

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

5,400–5,600 kg

Complete gun mount (with ammunition) Complete round (HE)

Single source

4.05 kg

Mass

Single source

Complete gun mount (with ammunition): 5,400–5,600 kg (11,900–12,300 lb ) Complete round (HE): 4.05 kg (8.9 lb)^[source]

13km

20kmOperational; SAMAR II

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4 km

Effective; HE round

Single source

12.5 km

Maximum; (maximum height 8,700 m (28,500 ft))

Single source

HE round: 4,000 m (4,400 yd)^[source]

12,500 m (7.8 mi) (maximum height 8,700 m (28,500 ft))^[source]

10–12 km

Operational; SAMAR I

Single source

20 km

Operational; SAMAR II

Single source

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

DARDO and SAMAR Air Defence System configuration
Specification	DARDO	SAMAR Air Defence System
Speed	—	SAMAR I : Mach 2 to 2.5 SAMAR II : Mach 4.5^[source]
Type	Gun-based CIWS^[source]	Surface-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	Italy^[source]	India^[source]
Manufacturer	OTO Melara^[source]	—
Variants	Compact , Fast Forty , Marlin^[source]	SAMAR I : Vympel R-73 SAMAR II : Vympel R-27^[source]
Calibre	40×364 mmR^[source]	—
Barrels	2 × Breda-built Bofors - 40 mm L/70^[source]	—
Elevation	Minimum −13° Maximum +85° speed: 60°/s (70°/s Fast Forty )^[source]	—
Traverse	Full 360° traverse, speed: 90°/s (100°/s Fast Forty )^[source]	—
Rate of fire	2 × 300 round/min ( Compact & Marlin ) 2 × 450 round/min ( Fast Forty )^[source]	—
Feed system	Magazine : Compact: 736 HE rounds on Type A mount or 444 HE rounds on Type B mount Single Fast Forty: Dual feed mechanism with 144 HE or APFSDS rounds Twin Fast Forty: Dual feed mechanism with 736 HE rounds & 200 APFSDS rounds on Type A mount or 444 HE rounds & 200 APFSDS rounds on Type B mount Marlin: Dual feed mechanism with 80 ready-to-fire round^[source]	—
In service	—	2022 ( 2022 )^[source]
Used by	—	Indian Air force^[source]
Wars	—	India-Pakistan Conflict 2025^[source]
Designer	—	11 Base Repair Depot Ojhar with industry partner Adtech Inventions Pvt Ltd 7 Base Repair Depot Tughlakabad with industry partner Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki^[source]
Detonation mechanism	—	Proximity fuze , contact fuze^[source]
Engine	—	Solid-propellant rocket^[source]
Propellant	—	Solid fuel^[source]
Guidance system	—	SAMAR I : Infrared homing SAMAR II : Semi-active radar homing , infrared homing^[source]
Launch platform	—	SAMAR I : Ashok Leyland Stallion SAMAR II : BEML - Tatra T815 8WD^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam	—

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DARDO

SAMAR Air Defence System

Speed

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SAMAR I : Mach 2 to 2.5 SAMAR II : Mach 4.5^[source]

Type

Gun-based CIWS^[source]

Surface-to-air missile^[source]

Place of origin

Italy^[source]

India^[source]

Manufacturer

OTO Melara^[source]

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Variants

Compact , Fast Forty , Marlin^[source]

SAMAR I : Vympel R-73 SAMAR II : Vympel R-27^[source]

Calibre

40×364 mmR^[source]

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Barrels

2 × Breda-built Bofors - 40 mm L/70^[source]

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Elevation

Minimum −13° Maximum +85° speed: 60°/s (70°/s Fast Forty )^[source]

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Traverse

Full 360° traverse, speed: 90°/s (100°/s Fast Forty )^[source]

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Rate of fire

2 × 300 round/min ( Compact & Marlin ) 2 × 450 round/min ( Fast Forty )^[source]

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Feed system

Magazine : Compact: 736 HE rounds on Type A mount or 444 HE rounds on Type B mount Single Fast Forty: Dual feed mechanism with 144 HE or APFSDS rounds Twin Fast Forty: Dual feed mechanism with 736 HE rounds & 200 APFSDS rounds on Type A mount or 444 HE rounds & 200 APFSDS rounds on Type B mount Marlin: Dual feed mechanism with 80 ready-to-fire round^[source]

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In service

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2022 ( 2022 )^[source]

Used by

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Indian Air force^[source]

Wars

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India-Pakistan Conflict 2025^[source]

Designer

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11 Base Repair Depot Ojhar with industry partner Adtech Inventions Pvt Ltd 7 Base Repair Depot Tughlakabad with industry partner Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki^[source]

Detonation mechanism

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Proximity fuze , contact fuze^[source]

Engine

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Solid-propellant rocket^[source]

Propellant

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Solid fuel^[source]

Guidance system

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SAMAR I : Infrared homing SAMAR II : Semi-active radar homing , infrared homing^[source]

Launch platform

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SAMAR I : Ashok Leyland Stallion SAMAR II : BEML - Tatra T815 8WD^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Qatar
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam

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