More Fire Power For Brunei Air Force With Zeebrugge

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Royal Brunei Air Force now officially owns a new air defence system known as the DZ Zeebrugge SA Rocket System following signing of purchase documents yesterday.

The signing was between the Royal Brunei Air Force Colonel Haji Mahmud and the Managing Director of FZ Belgium.

The new FZ Rocket replaces the old Sura Rocket System used since 1981. The system was purchased from Belgium.

The weapon system is designed to provide air-to-ground defence coverage and air support and is part of the national air defence operations.

The selection of the FZ Rocket System by the Air Force clearly demonstrates its confidence in the ability of the system in enhancing both the overall mission effectiveness and the capability of the Bullcow 105 Helicopter.

The 2.75 inch FZ Rocket is more than 10-kilogram in weight while its launcher is made of aluminium and composite material weighing less than 30-kilograms.

It has a speed of over MAC 2 to twice the speed of sound and has a range of more than 9-kilometres on ground surface, 5-kilometre while on air.

FZ is a multipurpose rocket than can be fitted to combat helicopter, jet fighter and patrol ships.

It can be fired single or at rapid mode at one during an attack formation both at high and low altitude in fast attack manoeuvres.

Brudirect.com